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Russia-Iran relations
![Russia Expands Oil Trade South via Afghanistan, Seeking Warm Water Ports Russia Expands Oil Trade South via Afghanistan, Seeking Warm Water Ports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-14-170155.jpg)
Russia Expands Oil Trade South via Afghanistan, Seeking Warm Water Ports
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
Afghanistan is emerging as a key transit point for Russian oil as the Kremlin seeks to establish new trade routes to Asia and the Middle East.
![Can Russia Piggyback on China’s ‘String of Pearls’? Can Russia Piggyback on China’s ‘String of Pearls’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-pxup99xzq7prxn3ltmeyk36hmfzvffjb.jpg)
Can Russia Piggyback on China’s ‘String of Pearls’?
By Nicholas Trickett
Russia looks to gain an advantage from the glut of infrastructure projects in Pakistan, Iran, and India.
![Why Can’t Russia Exploit Trade Opportunities with India and Iran? Why Can’t Russia Exploit Trade Opportunities with India and Iran?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-modi-putin-june-1.jpg)
Why Can’t Russia Exploit Trade Opportunities with India and Iran?
By Nicholas Trickett
Russia needs better North-South engagement to avoid dependence on China. But it isn’t well-equipped to achieve it.
![The Seesaw Saga of Russia-Iran Relations The Seesaw Saga of Russia-Iran Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-02_15-10-34.jpg)
The Seesaw Saga of Russia-Iran Relations
By Umar Khan
The two states' current cooperation is an historical aberration.
![Has Putin Just Killed the Iran-Russia Air Defense Missile Deal? Has Putin Just Killed the Iran-Russia Air Defense Missile Deal?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-08_17-29-35.jpg)
Has Putin Just Killed the Iran-Russia Air Defense Missile Deal?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Vladimir Putin has frozen the transfer of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, a Kuwait-based newspaper claims.
![The Russian-Iranian Military Agreement: Another Perspective The Russian-Iranian Military Agreement: Another Perspective](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-16_10-51-53.jpg)
The Russian-Iranian Military Agreement: Another Perspective
By Thomas Frear
Could oil price fears be driving Moscow to play the role of spoiler?
![Russia and Iran: A Balancing Act Russia and Iran: A Balancing Act](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/RTX13JW3.jpg)
Russia and Iran: A Balancing Act
Moscow seeks to combine pragmatism with maximum leverage, at least until Iran achieves a détente with the West.
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