Blossoming Iran-Russia Axis Becomes a Big Problem

After nearly two years of the Biden administration’s failed diplomacy, the revival of the Iran nuclear deal—aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—is all but dead, likely making Tehran thrilled with its burgeoning friendship with Moscow.

Well, it turns out that Russia can do many things to support Iran in a post-nuclear deal world—and Tehran likely is expecting that, considering what it already has done for Moscow in its unjust war on Kyiv.

As we are aware, Iran has provided several hundred—likely more—combat drones to Russia for its military campaign in Ukraine. The Iranian drones have had a sizable impact on the war, attacking military and civilian targets, destroying critical infrastructure, and killing innocents.

The Russian attacks on this critical infrastructure, using Iranian drones and other Russian weapons systems, seemingly are designed to terrorize the Ukrainian people as the bitter cold of Central Europe’s winter descends upon the region.

Iran also is expected to provide short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for use in its air war against Ukraine, increasing the potential explosive payload of strikes using a combat drone.

As written about here previously, Moscow can do a lot for Tehran, including boosting international arms sales, providing hard currency revenue, engaging in energy collaboration, rendering support in international organizations such as the U.N. Security Council, and so on.

But perhaps the most worrisome possibility is Russia’s potential support to Iran’s nuclear (weapons) program. While it’s not clear how far Moscow would go in assisting Tehran in furthering its nuclear ambitions, the prospect is deeply troubling.

For instance, at a minimum, Russia could provide Iran with its most advanced air defense systems such as the S-400, which would help defend Tehran’s nuclear sites and other high-value targets from air or missile attack.

Russia already has provided Iran with the highly capable S-300 surface-to-air missile system. Moscow also could transfer electronic warfare systems to Tehran to complicate any air attack on Iran.

Russia could argue that these arms sales are in line with Iran’s right to self-defense against what-Moscow-might-call the “unjust animosity and belligerence” of the United States and Israel; how Iran uses these air defense weapons, Moscow would likely claim, is up to the regime.

Admittedly, considering the state of the war, increasing (likely Ukrainian) attacks into Russian-held and Russian territory, the growing drawdown of Russian weapons stocks, and limited weapons production capability, the delivery of Russian air defenses to Iran might take some time.

More troubling is the notion that Russia might help Iran with building the bomb.

Now, there are downsides to Moscow in aiding and abetting the destabilizing development of an Iranian nuclear weapon, including undermining Russia’s security interests in the Middle East and its effect on the future course of global nuclear proliferation.

But, starting in the mid-1990s, Moscow did build and subsequently fuel Tehran’s first nuclear reactor at Bushehr despite strong concerns about the radical Islamist regime and a nuclear Iran.

Of course, today, according to some estimates, Iran could possibly test—even deploy—a rudimentary nuclear weapon. By many accounts, it has enough enriched uranium for at least one nuke. The possible good news is that Iran may not be able fashion this fissile material into a modern weapon.

That is, while Tehran possibly could build a large, World War II-style nuclear weapon, it may not be able to miniaturize such a device to successfully mount atop a ballistic missile and survive the temperatures, forces, and vibrations of flight—and then go boom.

Outside assistance in bridging the gaps in scientific, technical, and military knowledge in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs—whether from Russia or even North Korea—could be a game-changer for Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

This means that—although it’s by no means certain due to Russian self-interests in limiting nuclear proliferation and geopolitical instability—keeping Iran from getting the bomb and building nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, especially long-range missiles, is potentially becoming much more complicated.

The question is: President Biden, are you paying attention, and if so, what are you doing about it?

Ezekiel 38 New International Version

38 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of[a] Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him 3 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of[b] Meshek and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. 5 Persia, Cush[c] and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, 6 also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.

7 “‘Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. 8 After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. 9 You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

10 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. 11 You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. 12 I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.[d]” 13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages[e] will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?”’

14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? 15 You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army. 16 You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

17 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. 18 This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign Lord. 19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. 23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’

It’s tiresome explaining anything to you anti American dopes.

You want me to seriously answer your idiotic claim that the worst countries on Earth - Russia, Iran, China, Syria - are our enemies because “we pushed them into it”?

Iran that wants us and Israel destroyed and is run by the Mullahs
Communist Fing China.
NORTH KOREA a total 1984 thugocracy.
Syria home of Isis and butcher Assad.

Give me a frighing break you dope.

These countries have been full on hatred filled enemies of America for many decades.

No we aren’t the “Great Satan” and we didn’t push them into it

Now I’ll be polite, please take your head out of your butt.

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