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Putin and Iran's Growing Alliance Seen as Desperate Need
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In Short: Russian President Putin voiced strong support for Iran, highlighting a growing partnership seen as crucial for both nations amid economic struggles and geopolitical tensions.
Russian President Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, with Putin emphasizing Russia's solidarity with Iran, a move seen as vital for both countries in their current economic and geopolitical situations.
An expert noted that both nations are 'broke' and hurting economically, with Russia viewing Iran as a tool against the U.S., while Iran sees Russia as a key ally for military and economic support, particularly at the U.N. Security Council.
During their meeting, Pezeshkian thanked Putin for Russia's stance during conflicts and sanctions, indicating Iran's desire to align with Russia rather than the Western world, driven by Russia's support and Iran's understanding that it can survive the ongoing war despite U.S. sanctions and dominance.
The expert also highlighted that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) believes it will survive the conflict and that Russia's support is fundamental to Iran's interests, making any diplomatic arrangement with the U.S. more challenging.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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- The relationship between Iran and Russia is growing as both sides "need each other desperately," an expert told Fox News Digital on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support for the regime in…
- Putin was photographed shaking hands Tuesday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Kyrgyzstan, where he said, "Russia is…
- "In the grand scheme of things, they are both 'broke.' I'm using others language here, but the bottom line is they are hurting economically," he said.
- "Russia views Iran as a cudgel to use against America, and Iran has in recent years especially viewed Russia as a lifeline with respect to advancing its military, providing economic support, providing political…
- "The U.S. has established basically air and sea dominance, but because of the U.S.' decision early in the war that they were not going to put boots on the ground, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps knows that…
- "It is fundamentally anti-American to its core and that imperils any kind of diplomatic arrangement or negotiating process that the United States and Iran undertake," he said.
- During their meeting Tuesday, Pezeshkian told Putin, "We are grateful to you for the stance you have adopted during the war, the conflicts, the U.S. sanctions and all the rest," according to the Kremlin.
- "We wanted to embrace them and bring them into the Western fold and so forth. And now we are clearly understanding based on what they're doing for Iran and what they are doing in their illegal and immoral war in…