No. 192: Russia-Iran Relations

Author(s): Nikolay Kozhanov, Mark N. Katz
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 192
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2016

This edition examines recent Russia-Iran relations. Firstly, Nikolay Kozhanov notes that currently both Moscow and Tehran are motivated to develop their relationship, but there remains a lot of work to do to establish long-term collaboration. Secondly, Mark N. Katz outlines how predictions that the Iranian nuclear accord would lead Tehran to de-emphasize its ties with Moscow have proven false, as lingering differences between Russia and Iran do not seem strong enough to derail their increased cooperation.

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