Russia & Iran
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The May 17 signing of the agreement to transfer uranium between , , and met with sweeping opposition on the part of the Security Council and aroused new international unrest. The day after the signing, the Security Council’s permanent members, including and – both of which were surprised by the development – signed a proposed resolution to impose sanctions against . Since then, they have been working to curb the Turkish-Brazilian initiative. , which was surprised by the speed and force of the reaction, responded with its normal shrill declarations, particularly towards . , finding itself in this situation for the first time, now faces two challenges: the effort to mollify , and the desire to weaken the Turkish-Brazilian initiative, heralding – from 's perspective – an undesirable reversal on the international arena.
Russia-Iran Relations: Is There a Change?
Russia's recent decision not to sell the S-300 antiaircraft missile system to Iran (at least for now) raised hopes that Moscow would cooperate more fully in the effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
Will Russia help the US with Iran ?
Israeli leverage over Russia vis-à-vis Iran
There has been an ongoing debate here at MESH and elsewhere about whether Israel can, will, or should launch an attack against Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. One possible method by which such an attack might be degraded or even deterred is if Russia sells the advanced version of its S-300 missile defense system to Iran.
Mark N. Katz, a professor of government and politics at George Mason University, has written extensively on Soviet and Russian foreign policy toward the Middle East for over a quarter century. His recent works on this subject include: "Russian-Iranian Relations in the Ahmadinejad Era," Middle East Journal , Spring 2008; "Implications of the Georgian Crisis for Israel, Iran, and the West," Middle East Review of International Affairs , December 2008; and "Saudi-Russian Relations since the Abdullah-Putin Summit," Middle East Policy , Spring 2009.
Russian-Iranian Relations: Functional Dysfunction (July-August 2
Mark N. Katz's Conference at MEI