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 "slug": "iran-and-belarus-expand-defense-ties-with-joint-exercises-and-technology-exchange",
 "title": "Iran and Belarus Deepen Defence Ties with a Minsk Cooperation Pact",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/iran-and-belarus-expand-defense-ties-with-joint-exercises-and-technology-exchange/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/iran-and-belarus-expand-defense-ties-with-joint-exercises-and-technology-exchange/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2025-03-14T14:15:12.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-14T12:02:33.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "Iranian and Belarusian defence ministers signed a military-cooperation document in Minsk on 12 March 2025, formalising a partnership between two of the most heavily sanctioned states on Europe's periphery.",
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