The Russian-Iranian alliance that wasn't - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Hamidreza Azizi

Hamidreza Azizi

Nov 8, 2016

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) and his counterparts Walid al-Muallem (R) from Syria and Mohammad Javad Zarif from Iran attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin - RTX2QU34 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (C) and his counterparts, Walid Moallem (R) from Syria and Mohammad Javad Zarif from Iran, attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 28, 2016. — REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Tu-22M3 bombers perform during the International Army Games 2016 at the Ashuluk military polygon outside Astrakhan, Russia, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RTSLJQO

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L-R) during a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva November 24, 2013. Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough agreement early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for limited sanctions relief, in a first step towards resolving a dangerous decade-old standoff. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTX15QMK

Russia a winner in improved US-Iran ties

Vitaly Naumkin

Why Iran should focus on Turkey, not Russia, for Syria cooperation

Hamidreza Azizi

Hamidreza Azizi

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin - RTX332WO

Second-term Rouhani likely to move closer to Russia

Hamidreza Azizi

Hamidreza Azizi