Will Russia Stay Neutral If U.S. And Iran Go To War?

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Pyotr Kortunov and Abdolrasool Divsallar, Moscow Times: Russia Unlikely to Stay Neutral if U.S. and Iran Go to War

As U.S. tensions with Iran are changing course toward a possible military confrontation, the Russian factor is becoming more crucial.

Russia's Middle East policy is marked with balancing acts that secure the country's role as an agile and effective balancing power. The fall of the Islamic Republic could undermine Moscow's capacity for balancing in the Middle Eastern region. It has the potential to cripple Russia's policy in Syria by giving more freedom of action to U.S.-allied groups, further weakening the recovering Assad government.

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WNU Editor: Russia will not get directly involved. What they will do is sell weapons and intelligence to Iran .... unless the U.S. gives a better offer.

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