Are Russia and Iran allies?

Are Russia and Iran allies?

“Frenemies is probably the best term at this point. . . . They realized that they had a common interest . . . finding a way to circumvent U.S. sanctions. All that said, the relationship still has its friction points,” says Thomas Graham, distinguished fellow at CFR. Graham joined James M. Lindsay on The President’s Inbox podcast to discuss the opportunities and risks Moscow is facing amid the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran. Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on X: http://www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/