Russia is in this up to their necks. Iran is no more than a proxy of Russia.
“Iran is no more than a proxy of Russia.”
Keep an open mind, but a loaded weapon. Russia sold Iran down the river before, the last time it was via oil.
No. Russia is very good at cynically taking advantage of people like the Iranians, and they have a real interest in getting Persian Gulf access through Iran, not to mention they seriously want/need to mess with our strategic position in the region.
But Iran has its own agenda here, and we shouldn't assume otherwise.