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Russia, Iran strengthen alliance after Syria setback (www.aljazeera.com)
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The agreement builds not only on Russian-Iranian cooperation regarding Ukraine and efforts to evade Western sanctions, but also on the North-South Transport Corridor – an initiative championed by Moscow to facilitate trade from Asia to Russia.

This route, designed to bypass geopolitical choke points like the Suez Canal and the Baltics, favours a land corridor through Iran, Azerbaijan, and the Caspian Sea.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But we should try to build friendly relations in hopes of influencing them to treat their people better

It's like dating an abusive person and hoping to fix them lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

We shouldn't have enemies unless other nations actively fuck with us. I don't see Iran doing much to screw with us the way say China does with constant hacking and espionage. Sure, they support some groups that don't like us, but we keep sanctioning them and making life difficult for their people. It's petty how we're so powerful militarily yet feel the need to act hostile towards smaller nations. Of course, that's because there's money in weapons contracts, but I digress.