Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting Act 2. Department of Defense report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation (a) Report required The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation and how and to what extent such cooperation affects United States national security and strategic interests. (b) Matters To be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) How and to what extent Iran and the Russian Federation cooperate on matters relating to Iran’s space program, including how and to what extent such cooperation strengthens Iran’s ballistic missile program. (2) How and to what extent Iran’s interests and actions and the Russian Federation’s interests and actions overlap with respect to Latin America. (3) A description and analysis of the intelligence-sharing center established by Iran, the Russian Federation, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq and whether such center is being used for purposes other than the purposes of the joint mission of such countries in Syria. (4) A description and analysis of— (A) naval cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation, including joint naval exercises between the two countries; and (B) the long-term consequences of— (i) a robust Russian Federation naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean; and (ii) an Iranian naval presence in the Persian Gulf. (5) How cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation has increased with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (6) The likelihood that Iran might adopt the Russian Federation model of hybrid warfare against potential targets such as Gulf Cooperation Council states with sizeable Shiite populations. (7) The extent of Russian Federation cooperation with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, including cooperation with respect to training and equipping and joint operations. (8) A full and explicit list of weapons that if sold by the Russian Federation to Iran would violate relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing an arms embargo on Iran. (c) Submission period The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, for such period of time as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Act remains in effect. (d) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

Summary: Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress annually (as long as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPA] is in effect) on cooperation between Iran and Russia and how and to what extent such cooperation affects U.S. national security and strategic interests. (The JCPA is the agreement reached by China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, and Iran to ensure that Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful). The report shall include matters relating to: Iran's space and ballistic missile programs; overlapping Russia-Iran interests in Latin America; the intelligence-sharing center established by Iran, Russia, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq; naval cooperation between Iran and Russia and the long-term consequences of Russia's naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and Iran's naval presence in the Persian Gulf; how cooperation between Iran and Russian has increased with respect to the JCPA; the likelihood of Iran adopting the Russian model of hybrid warfare against potential targets such as the Gulf Cooperation Council states; Russian cooperation with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq; and a list of weapons the sale of which by Russia to Iran would violate United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing an arms embargo on Iran.