yes.
Russia is a big backer of Iran..
actually, Russia is Iran’s MAIN backer...
Russia figures it can always nuke Iran into the stone age anytime it wishes, and of course Russia has nukes trained on Iran to do just that,
and the Iranian IslamoNazis know it.
So, Russia is not too afraid of Iran. And Russia is very happy to see Iran get nukes so it can take over the Gulf oil fields (taking access to that oil away from the West)
I think Russia needs for oil to satisfy China in the coming years.
I am sure Putin is looking out for Russia, not Iran. Obama is looking out for Iran.
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/10/28/the-russia-china-oil-export-equation/