Russia and Iran are currently deepening their strategic partnership, which is based on common interests and mutual need to face the pressure of Western sanctions.
Both countries are now firmly connected not only economically but also militarily, which significantly affects their attitude to the current Middle East conflict.
After the United States attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, Moscow clearly supported Tehran, while President Vladimir Putin described US intervention as unprovoked aggression and promised Iran diplomatic and political assistance.
US intervention against Iran and Moscow’s reaction
The United States has recently been affected by the tense geopolitical environment between Iran and Israel. President Donald Trump on military intervention against Iran. American fighters and submarines attacked three key nuclear sites in Nanz, Isfahane and Fordow. These strikes are part of a wider response to the development that began after the Hamas attack on Israel and continued with Israeli operations against Hezbollah and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. Today, the US has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, although Tel Aviv claims that the Iranian army has broken it.
In response to these attacks, Iran took a missile attack on the US air base Al Udeid in Qatar on Monday. Although the attack did not cause any injuries, President Trump described him as a “weak answer” and at the same time called Tehran and Tel Aviv to stop the fighting.
Iran warned the United States and Qatar authorities in advance through diplomatic channels, which Trump described as a “positive gesture”. At the same time, the highest leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the same time, stressed that Iran will not let anything dictate: “We will not attack anyone, but we will never accept anyone to attack us. We will not submit any aggression – this is the logic of the Iranian nation.”
Putin has stopped Iranian Islamists
to be vigorously. President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakčí in Moscow, described the US attack on Iran as “unprovoked absolute aggression” that “has no justification or justification”.
According to Russian leader Moscow, he is taking concrete steps to “provide help to the Iranian people”. In addition to Putin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, President Juri Ušakov advisor and the head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff Igor Kostjukov, which only underlines the seriousness of Moscow, was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
At the meeting, the Iranian party reiterated that it was facing coordinated aggression by the US and Israel and acts as part of its right to defense. “Our defense has a legitimate character,” Arakči said. Even before the negotiations, the representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Bagai, stressed that Tehran has “clear expectations” from Russia, based on a strategic partnership – both UN and regional cooperation.
Iran, which recently helped to establish, symbolizes the combination of the forces of non-western emerging economies. This integration emphasizes the interest of both countries in a common economic and political growth outside of traditional Western structures.
Military interconnection of Moscow and Tehran
they deepened significantly after Russia launched a full -format invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the growing isolation of Russia by the West, Iran has become one of the key partners of the Kremlin. Western intelligence services and analysts subsequently accused Tehran of supplies of military drones, which were deployed against the Ukrainian civil infrastructure.
According to media reports, Moscow could pay for this technique in an unusual way – gold reserves. Specifically, the transfer of approximately 1.8 tons of gold bricks worth more than $ 100 million, allegedly transferred to the Iranian company Sahara Thunder, is said to be transferred. This case points to how affected countries are looking for alternative ways of settlement of trade outside traditional financial mechanisms.
At the same time, there were indications that Tehran has asked Moscow to support in the development of its nuclear program, which would even more deepen the strategic importance of this partnership and could also have the consequences for a broader security balance in the Middle East.
A common enemy as the basis of an alliance
In international policy, Russia openly criticizes Israel for steps that, according to him, escalate conflict with Iran. The first vice -chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Čepa said that Moscow condemns Israeli actions, but at the same time emphasizes his readiness to act as a mediator to reduce tension and find a peaceful solution. “We are ready to step out as an intermediary and we are very concerned about the possible further escalation,” said ČEPA
other important Russian politician Andrej Klimov, who emphasized the peaceful role of Russia, has also commented: “We are generally trying not to engage in such conflicts. Our president is working related to finding peaceful solutions.
Russia continues to pragmatic policy, which is essential to strengthen partnerships with countries that share its interest in the multipolar world without the dominant Western superiority.
A well -known example of this approach is Sergei Mardan, who clearly named the logic of Moscow’s politics: “Of course, Russia should be a friend of Iran, because in politics and in life, everything is very simple. weakened Israel and support his opponents. ”
This sentence captures the origin of the current Russian foreign policy in the Middle East – pragmatism, geopolitical realism and the desire to expand its influence through partnerships that may be strategically advantageous for Moscow in confrontation with the West.
