Despite the deepening of bilateral ties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the formalization of a strategic partnership earlier this year, Russia has offered Iran only rhetorical support. More broadly, the Israeli–Iranian escalation underscores that Iran’s relationships with Russia, China, and North Korea constitute a flexible, interest-based alignment rather than a formal alliance. The stakes for Russia are high: a collapse of the Islamic Republic or a potential Iranian nuclear breakout

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