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The Russia-Iran alliance:
What are its dangers to the world order?
REGIONAL AFFAIRS:
The Ukraine war appears to have changed Moscow’s calculations, and now Iran and Russia are working together.
The Russia-Iran alliance: What are its dangers to the world order?
REGIONAL AFFAIRS: The Ukraine war appears to have changed Moscow’s calculations, and now Iran and Russia are working together.
www.jpost.com
Russia is using Iranian drones to terrorize Ukrainian civilians. Reports say Moscow is even bringing in Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps technicians to work on the drones. Moscow has reportedly acquired thousands of Iranian-style drones, and these are now harming Ukraine’s power grid and killing civilians.
The Russia-Iran alliance is clearly growing, after years in which it wasn’t clear whether Moscow saw Iran as a regional ally in the Middle East or a strategic partner. Russia and Iran have worked together in Syria, and it was Iran’s IRGC Quds Force head Qasem Soleimani who encouraged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to intervene in Syria. But Russia has also been willing to talk to Israel regarding Syria, and Moscow has not always seemed totally pleased with Iran.
The Ukraine war appears to have changed Moscow’s calculations, and now Iran and Russia are working together, as Russia seeks to move away from the West and form a new authoritarian-led world order alongside Iran, China, Turkey and other states.
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It’s interesting that back in 2009 Moscow was already seeking to upgrade its drones. Today, Moscow relies on Iran’s drones for its war on Ukraine.
It’s clear that the conflicts in Georgia and Syria loomed large over Russia’s calculations in Ukraine and its growing ties with Iran.
The US decision to shift focus in 2009 may have enabled Iran to grow its ties to Russia, emboldened Moscow in Syria, and left Israel worrying about what might come next.
Commentary:
The Russians and Iranians have been in bed together with this from day one because the Russians see Iran as a useful anti-U.S. regional power.
For Putin, it has always been about weakening U.S. power and influence wherever he can. For the Ayatollahs it's about domination.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration agreed to use Russia as moderator in Iranian negotiations.
Just how has that worked out for Biden?