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  • Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran? Backing the most anti-Western Middle Eastern power was convenient until it wasn’t.

    06/18/2025 8:20:12 AM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 57 replies
    The Atlantic ^ | June 18, 2025 | Hanna Notte
    Iran is suffering blow after blow, and Russia, its most powerful supporter, is apparently not prepared to do much of anything about it. Not long ago, backing the West’s least-favorite power in the Middle East had its uses. In prosecuting his war of attrition in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has made confrontation with the West the organizing principle of his foreign policy. In that context, edging closer to Iran and its partners in the “Axis of Resistance” made sense. ........... A defenseless Iran will not respond well to Russian sticks, and in any case, Moscow is unlikely to take a punitive...