Why the Iran-Russia Relationship Is So Uneasy
Although recently Russia has firmly allied itself with the Iran-led Shia axis in the Middle East, Russian-Iranian relations are far from the strategic partnership they are often seen as. Despite increased military cooperation, Russian-Iranian relations remain tense and ambiguous, bearing the potential for both further rapprochement and increased rivalry. Since 2013 Russia has returned to the Middle East as a major and active player. It seeks to take advantage of the new post–Arab Spring situation to regain global power status, equal to that ...
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