Rift emerges between allies Russia and Iran over $1.75B weapons deal, Putin’s lack of support for Tehran

NY Post ^ | Published Aug. 9, 2025, 1:09 p.m. ET | Gabrielle Fahmy

[dennisw]

A rift is reportedly emerging between allies Russia and Iran, after Tehran feels it’s gotten shortchanged in strongman Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.

Moscow inked a $1.75 billion weapons deal with the Islamic Republic in 2023 — called at the time “a covert partnership” — to get the designs to domestically produce Iran’s infamous Shahed drones, which it had been importing since launching its full-scale invasion on Ukraine a year earlier.

But Tehran has been growing increasingly frustrated with the little backing it’s received from Russia since, CNN reported, citing a Western intelligence source.

The resentment hit a high note during the Islamic Republic’s 12-day war with Israel in June, when Tehran was expecting more than just words from its ally.

Russian officials condemned Israel’s attacked as “unprovoked and unacceptable” and offered to mediate the conflict — but did not provide any military support to Iran, despite the two countries’ partnership.

Left to fend for itself, the Iranian regime was badly battered and weakened during the conflict. The Jewish state carried out numerous devastating aerial strikes on the Islamic Republic and its nuclear facilities, killing more than 30 Iranian commanders, at least 11 of the regime’s top nuclear masterminds and sending the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei into hiding.

[dennisw]

Of course the rotten Ayatollahs are pissed off at Putin. The Russian air defense systems they bought helped zero, when Israel and US came in to bomb critical war making facilities. Israel could bomb them tomorrow and those air defense systems are still down and demolished.

Putin ripped off these Jihadists.

[Celtic Conservative]

Hey Iran: caveat emptor.

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[adorno]

Iran knows it can’t count on the Russians, who have their hands tied with the Ukraine war. Putin cannot afford to aid Iran when they need all their available resources to try to conquer Ukraine.

Iran can get vengeance on Putin by assisting Ukraine. That’ll show them!

If Russia could not help Iran when they heeded help the most, why continue dealing with Russia? In fact, why would any leader with even half a brain deal with Putin?