"With the signing of a $25 billion memorandum of understanding, Jalali said the Hormoz project " alongside the ongoing expansion of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant " represents one of the most significant pillars of Iranian-Russian cooperation in the field of what Tehran describes as "peaceful nuclear energy."

The Hormoz project is set to be developed by Iran's "private sector" in cooperation with Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, according to Iranian media."

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Vlad paddling his Poodle in the WH.

Meanwhile, back at the NATO Ranch, said poodle is poisoning the well for Vlad:

"Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia

The Pentagon is expected to cancel a plan to send Tomahawk missiles to Germany partly because officials are concerned Russia will view it as an escalation, a startling reversal of a long-planned agreement with one of America's biggest allies.

U.S. officials fear Moscow will retaliate if the Trump administration follows through on the effort to deploy precision missiles in the middle of the continent, according to two European officials and one American official.

But any decision not to deliver them would yank back a deal made during the Biden administration and leave Berlin without defenses German leaders say they desperately need."