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Iran remains one of Russia's most important allies, particularly since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, the Iranian regime "has brought so much evil to Ukraine."

Zelensky met with Pahlavi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13, condemning cooperation between Moscow and Tehran.

Tehran supplied Russia early in the war with Shahed-type attack drones, which Moscow later adapted into its own Geran-1 and Geran-2 models for relentless strikes on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.

For the Kremlin, the timing of Iran's crisis couldn't be worse.

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[–] breakfastmtn@piefed.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Russia caused and prolonged a lot of suffering in Syria.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes unfortunately they did, but they failed to protect the Syrian regime, despite the massive strategic importance for Russia of their bases there, that were also a gateway to much of their influence in Africa.
So they tried and failed.

[–] breakfastmtn@piefed.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're completely right. But if Russia's able to prop up a failing, increasingly repressive regime in Iran for years, it will be such a nightmare for Iranians. Malevolent fucks.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think they have the resources to do anything.