RUSSIA-IRAN Moscow and Tehran cement a ‘sacred alliance’ against the West

The Iranians help Putin with the Shahed kamikaze drones. They are used primarily against the Ukrainian energy grid, but they also wreak havoc on the civilian population. Russia and the Islamic Republic consider the United States to be a common enemy. An internal collapse of the ayatollahs’ regime would also have repercussions for the Kremlin.

Moscow () – Military and geopolitical experts warn of a “holy alliance against the West” in Iranian military aid to Russia, which is experiencing increasing difficulties in the war of invasion of Ukraine. The conclusion is the result of a study conducted by the information group RBC (RusBiznesConsulting).

Since the first sanctions imposed on Russia when the invasion began in February, Russian media have commented that their country “is becoming more and more like Iran”, under pressure from Western sanctions for decades, describing a kind of affinity between Moscow and Tehran.

The analogy has grown stronger with the passing of the months and the intensification of sanctions. Most large Western companies have distanced themselves from toxic deals with the Russians and Europe is currently debating whether or not to apply the “sponsor of terrorism” label to Russia, a status with which Iran has long been identified. many years.

After eight months of tensions, it was inevitable that the two “rogue countries” would come closer, not only ideologically but also strategically, considering that they share the same experience of international isolation and disregard for the rights and freedoms of people. Russia and Iran are also united in their attempt to subvert the world order, in which the United States occupies a predominant position.

Iranian kamikaze drones are not only an economic-military supply, all experts say, but also Tehran’s entry into the global war, in which Russia is facing NATO and the United States. The negative evolution of the conflict with kyiv does not allow Russia to boast of the “annexation” of a part of the Ukrainian territory, in which, moreover, it does not have full control.

Moscow must demonstrate its superiority over its rivals in some way, above all to please domestic public opinion, bewildered after a month of mobilization, which is very difficult for Russian citizens to accept. Iran has been the answer to all the difficulties in this regard, with the cheap sale of an indefinite number of drones. According to Ukrainian President Zelenskii, Russia has bought some 2,400 Shaheds, which constitute a danger to the lives of Ukrainian civilians even far from the front line.

The drones target energy infrastructure, but people’s houses are also destroyed by the impacts, as happened in kyiv. Each attack is greeted with enthusiasm by Russian propagandists, who describe it as a success in “liberation from Nazism”, but these apparent successes do not have much influence on the evolution of the war front.

Weapon systems like the Shaheds are not capable of stopping the Ukrainian counterattack in the disputed areas. They only serve to sow terror in the population, as confirmed by analysts at the Institute for the Study of War.

However, Tehran avoids officially supporting the Russian war against Ukraine, insisting on a position of apparent neutrality with ritual declarations on the “peaceful regulation of the conflict”, in line with China and India. At Putin’s July meeting with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Russian attack was defined as “preemptive,” implying that Iran was in solidarity with Russia. At that time, the possibility of reinstating the West’s nuclear agreements with Iran, a decisive factor for the internal life of the country, was being discussed.

Now Iran is shaken by the women’s protest, which is not only descriptive of the views on the life of the population but also very incisive in criticizing the entire political-ideological system of the Ayatollahs’ regime. If Iran were to explode, the consequences would also be felt inside the Kremlin bunker.