Russian President Vladimir Putin visited an exhibition at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War at Pokalonaya Gora in Moscow, Russia on 30 April 2025.
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Russia’s response to Iran’s help is being closely seen on Monday America bombs Tehran’s nuclear facilities over weekends – But Moscow may not hurry to offer one hand to your colleague.
Attack on Iranian nuclear sites, Which President Donald Trump described as a “oblivion”“The Islamic Republic has left the global stage to support some friends. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Argchi led Moscow on Monday. For “serious consultation” with Russian President Vladimir Putin How to answer the attacks.
Iran has helped Russia with military drones during the war in Ukraine, but analysts say that now there may be very little moscow or can be reciprocal.
The Chief Economist of Berenberg Bank said in a note on Monday on Monday, “Iran has widespread Putin’s war with weapons and technology against Ukraine. On his visit to Moscow, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Argchi can now ask Moscow to return the favor.”
“However, Putin has probably rare to present beyond a few words. He needs his weapons for his constant aggression against Ukraine,” he said.
Russia also has to run a good line between cooling and assisting the collaborative Iran, as it seems to re-establish Donald Trump’s relationship with the Russia-Freedy Administration of Donald Trump.
“If Putin was to offend Trump on Iran in any important way, Trump could change new heavy sanctions on Russia and/or other ways weaken the status of Putin,” Shamding said.
As yet, Moscow’s response to the growing crisis has been mutedRussia called Iran and Israel to interact at the peaceful end of the crisis.
Win something, lose something
The Iranian conflict can strengthen the position of Russia in Ukraine, analysts say, as it distracts Western attention – and potential resources – away from Ukraine. Oil producer Russia’s War Coffeers may mean higher export revenue.
At the same time, Russia is looking as another Middle Eastern partner, in this process weakened to establish its own foot in the region. Russia has already seen a valuable alliance, recently doubted the future of Moscow’s air and naval bases in the country after ending the rule of Bashar al -Assad in Syria.
If Iran becomes severely unstable, Russia stands for possible attractive investment and infrastructure projects and to lose. The issue for Moscow is now that Iran’s help or leaving is to win or lose it.
Nikita Smagin, an Iranian foreign and domestic polic specialist at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, said, “Moscow seems to be unlike to build a new war in the Middle East.” Said in analysis,
“On the one hand, Russia has invested heavily in various projects in Iran in the last three years, which can all now go to waste. At the same time, Moscow is expected to benefit from Middle Eastern instability through rising oil prices and has dropped interest in Ukraine.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) joined hands with Iranian President Masaud Pesesian (L) during his meeting during his meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on October 11, 2024.
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Completing the possibility of giving Russia any military assistance to Iran, Smagin said that the big issue for Moscow is that this is a threat to all Iranian undertakings, including recent oil and gas projects, infrastructure and transit routes.
“A few days before the start of Israel’s operation, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Said Russia was the largest foreign investor in the country in 2024. The ambassador did not specify any investment volume, but there were Russian investment estimated Last year at $ 2.76 billion. Moscow alone planned to invest about $ 8 billion in oil and gas projects alone, “Smagin said.
“Now the future of those projects is in doubt.”
