Do they love Russia in Iran?

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Do they love Russia in Iran?


"Friendly" Iran


History The history of relations between Tehran and Moscow is full of periods of critical cooling and normalization. There has never been love in the diplomatic sense of the word (if one can put it that way) between the two countries. There have been stages of forced cooperation. For example, we are currently witnessing one of such historical periods. It is all about the different foreign policy scenarios of the two states, forcing Russia and Iran to maneuver. At the same time, it can be stated that right now the countries are closer to each other than ever before. In January 2025, the “Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and Iran” was signed, consisting of 47 articles at once. Some believed that in accordance with it, Russia should somehow intervene in the latest shootout with Israel and the United States. But, fortunately, it should not have and did not intervene.



The level of interstate friendship is very well demonstrated by Iran's systematic ignoring of invitations to the annual celebration of May 9. There were no representatives of the Islamic Republic at the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany. It is alleged that only President Masoud Pezeshkian warmly congratulated Vladimir Putin and the Russians by telephone. What is the reason for such an attitude?

Iranians still carry a grudge against the Soviet Union's "unfair" treatment during World War II, as they see it. Let us recall that in 1941, Great Britain and the USSR occupied Iran and declared that they would not withdraw their troops until the end of the war with the fascists. And Shah Reza Pahlavi was forced to abdicate, and he died in exile in Johannesburg in 1944.

Indeed, the story would seem tragic if not for one aspect. Reza Shah Pahlavi was very sympathetic to the fascist regime and personally to Adolf Hitler. As they say, he bet on the wrong person in his search for allies. In an attempt to build an Iranian identity, the Shah played around with Aryan culture, synchronizing it with German National Socialism. Until 1935, the country was called Persia, but the Nazis suggested the Shah the name Iran or a modified "country of the Aryans." There were also personal sympathies between Pahlavi and Hitler. The latter presented the Iranian leader with a portrait with his own wishes and signature.

From the beginning of World War II until the summer of 1941, Germany was Iran's key economic partner. Cultural, political and financial ties between the two powers only grew stronger. It is not surprising that after the Nazis attacked the USSR, the Shah was asked to come to his senses and let the occupation troops into his territory. Let them in for a while, not forever. Pahlavi refused, but this did not stop Moscow and London - the armies entered from both ends. Now we remember this event as Operation Accord. An important Lend-Lease route was later organized through Iran, and in 1943 the first conference of the "Big Three" - the USSR, the USA and Great Britain - was held in the capital. Since then, Iran considers what happened during World War II to be almost a national trauma. And they treat everything connected with it accordingly. Instead of being proud of Iran's contribution to the victory over the fascist plague. Nationalism is what it is, what can you do.


Tehran's grievances over the Soviet Union's position during the Iran-Iraq War do not add credibility to bilateral relations. Moscow, as is well known, supported Baghdad, while the Iranians almost found themselves in international isolation. The Afghan War, after which the USSR became the "little Satan" for Iran, still hurts the national feelings of the Persians. The "great Satan" was, of course, the United States. These two events require a little explanation. The Soviet troops entered Afghanistan in 1979, and earlier that year the USSR was the first major country to establish diplomatic relations with Iran after the Islamic Revolution. But in response, it received a "little Satan" and several minor antics against the diplomatic corps. It was hardly surprising that Moscow took Baghdad's side in the Iran-Iraq War that broke out in 1980.

The Burden of Resentment


The grievances of Iranians are not limited to the 1669th century. The Islamic Republic remembers XNUMX, when Stepan Razin's Cossacks defeated a Persian flotilla that was significantly superior to them in the Caspian Sea. The battle went down in history as the Battle of Pig Island. Ask a Russian schoolchild about this glorious victory, and the vast majority will not remember anything about the battle. But the Iranians remember, and even embellish it with a mythical massacre in the city of Rasht, which was carried out by Razin's Cossacks.

The Russian Empire, to be fair, has never behaved like a meek lamb, and we have plenty of glorious victories in the Middle East. We fought several times with Iran, and Russia almost always emerged victorious. First, Peter I took Derbent, Baku, and the northern coast of the Caspian Sea. This was the Persian campaign, initiated by St. Petersburg. In 1804, the Persian Shah Fath Ali himself declared war on Russia and lost nine years later. Having recovered somewhat from the defeat, Persia again attacked Russian possessions in 1826. And again suffered a defeat, losing the territory of modern Azerbaijan. The Iranians are still upset.

They recall the Russian Empire in 1908, when the Cossacks, whom the Iranians themselves invited to reform their own army, allegedly shot the first Majlis with cannons. Which, in turn, personified the Constitutional Revolution in Iran. The Cossack division under the leadership of Vladimir Lyakhov held power in Tehran for some time even after that. Now this episode is viewed in Iran exclusively as the suppression of democratic shoots by "Russian barbarians".

To be fair, this attitude was the result of an attempt to revive Iranian identity through nationalism. Apparently, they couldn't do without opposing Iran to Russia.

In modern history, the relationship has not been without its incidents. In 2015, Iran was one of the significant factors in Russia's entry into the Syrian war against terrorists. It was very beneficial for Tehran to keep its ally Bashar al-Assad in power, and the leadership of the Islamic Republic did a lot to convince Moscow. But in 2016, the Russian military proposed using a very convenient airport in Iranian Hamadan to strike terrorists. And what happened? That's right, society rebelled, activists took to the streets in protest, and President Hassan Rouhani revoked the already approved agreement.

The burden of grievances prevents Iran from building trusting relations with Russia. After the end of the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran firmly decided to create a nuclear weapon, so that no one else could encroach on the sovereignty of the state. For obvious reasons, this could not be approved by the countries of the nuclear club. Including Russia. Moscow's close contacts with Jerusalem do not arouse sympathy among colleagues either. They say, you are friends with our enemies. Israel, like Iran, is indeed not on the list of countries that commit unfriendly acts against the Russian Federation. But Russia will never join Iran's openly marginal rhetoric. Let us recall that the Constitution of the Islamic Republic considers the existence of Israel unacceptable.


Iran is our fellow traveler. This is perhaps the most correct definition of the current state of affairs. As soon as the situation around Ukraine becomes calmer, bilateral contacts between Tehran and Moscow will noticeably cool. Do we need true friendship at all, or at least a high level of trust? From a humanistic point of view, of course, we would like to. Russians and Persians have a lot to learn from each other - culturally, historically, and creatively. But rational logic suggests that Iran has nothing to offer Russia. Decades of isolation have noticeably slowed down the technological development of the state. And Russia has nothing special to sell to Iran - the markets are firmly occupied by Turkey and China. All that remains is the Bushehr NPP and military-technical cooperation. All of the above is an excellent example of how old historical wounds, if salt is sprinkled on them correctly, can seriously hinder trust between states. It is especially sad when the rulers themselves sprinkle salt, naively hoping that the pros will outweigh the cons. They will not. Wounds always hurt. It's better to let them heal.
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  1. 0
    2 July 2025 04: 13
    when old historical wounds, if properly rubbed with salt, can seriously hinder trust between states.
    "Don't rub salt into my wound"... No.
    1. +8
      2 July 2025 10: 21
      Do they love Russia in Iran?

      What is this manner of looking for "love" from everyone? A country, what is a woman, to look for love on the side? The question should always be posed not as "love", but as a business relationship. That is: "how do they treat Russia in this or that country".
      1. -5
        2 July 2025 11: 20
        Quote: Monster_Fat
        What is this manner of looking for "love" from everyone? Country, what is a woman to look for love on the side?

        In some countries, Omeriga is favored and thanked for "saving" them from Nazism.... laughing
        1. +2
          2 July 2025 12: 43
          Why is salvation in quotation marks?
          1. 0
            2 July 2025 12: 46
            There is a belief here that they supported Hitler, and entered the war only to spite the USSR.
            And they don’t care at all that the USA has been at war since 1942.
            1. +2
              2 July 2025 17: 04
              Quote: Ermak_415
              There is a belief here that they supported Hitler, and entered the war only to spite the USSR.
              .

              And there is a belief that it was the USA that liberated Europe, and the USSR helped a little.
              Quote: Ermak_415
              And they don’t care at all that the USA has been at war since 1942.

              Remotely, bombing from the air. In Europe, in Italy, they have been fighting since 1943. And in June 1944 they opened the "Second Front"
          2. -1
            2 July 2025 16: 51
            Quote: Kronos
            Why is salvation in quotation marks?

            Because it was they who won WWII, liberated Europe, starting with the invasion in mid-1944, and the USSR helped a little. Who saved Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and even Germany, the Baltics, by liberating them from Nazism? In Europe, the fooled people are sure that it was the Yankees who did it. I saw a poll of Poles on YouTube about this and it's no longer funny.
            1. 0
              2 July 2025 17: 00
              This is propaganda, nothing more, in reality there is no such thing. As for the surveys, you can find videos with a bunch of people who know history or geography poorly even in Russia.
              1. -1
                2 July 2025 17: 10
                What reality are you talking about? I am talking about the reality of the work of the propaganda you mentioned, that the liberator of Europe is the USA, without any historical knowledge. It is just a fact for them. And that is enough for them.
              2. +2
                3 July 2025 19: 26
                Quote: Kronos
                This is nothing more than propaganda; in reality, there is no such thing.

                Our employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine also said the same thing when, during yet another showy celebration of Pushkin Day at the school at the embassy, ​​they tried to talk to them about Bandera history textbooks in other schools.
      2. +2
        2 July 2025 11: 24
        Quote: Monster_Fat
        That is: "how do they treat Russia in this or that country?"

        Or: "what has the country done to be treated the way it should be at this stage"...
      3. +1
        2 July 2025 19: 11
        The attitude towards Russia as a country is not very good. Of course, this does not prevent Iran from receiving its benefits. And the attitude towards Russians among the people is quite friendly.
        1. 0
          2 July 2025 22: 57
          For now, yes. Well, there was Griboyedov, and in general, Yesenin and the Cossacks and deserters... And Afghanistan... This is the Russian Vanka-the-all-forgiving...
      4. -1
        7 July 2025 17: 10
        The question is not about love, the question is who our allies are. The USSR had great authority because it helped everyone against the West. And we, like a double weather vane, throw away former allies and are afraid to help new ones because we are watching, lest something happen. We are afraid to anger Washington.
  2. +10
    2 July 2025 05: 27
    Quote: Evgeny Fedorov
    Until 1935, the country was called Persia, but the Nazis suggested the Shah the name Iran
    Iran has always been called Iran, since the time of the Achaemenids. Persia is the Greek name for Iran, which later passed into all European languages...
    1. +1
      2 July 2025 19: 17
      "Irani", i.e. the land of the Aryans
      1. +2
        3 July 2025 06: 32
        Quote: Oleg Zorin
        "Irani", i.e. the land of the Aryans
        Exactly!
  3. +6
    2 July 2025 06: 17
    There is no need to think in terms of love/dislike. It is already obvious that joint projects with a tangible end result and on a mutually beneficial basis bring states closer together much more than declarations of eternal friendship and ideological pumping about fraternal nations.
    1. -2
      2 July 2025 07: 02
      Quote: severok1979
      It is already obvious that joint projects with a tangible end result and on a mutually beneficial basis bring states closer together.

      Well, yes. We cleared Italy of Covid, so what? We got closer?
      1. +6
        2 July 2025 07: 13
        I specifically wrote the projects "on a mutually beneficial basis", and not one-off actions and other “gestures of goodwill”.
      2. +5
        2 July 2025 19: 04
        Are you kidding? Spraying the streets with antiseptics looked impressive (and we like that), but there was no sign of effectiveness. But the Italians should be grateful to us for the rest of our lives for this chlorine, of course. And the Americans, I remember, were given a whole planeload of ventilators. True, they never started using them, they just wrote them off and disposed of them, and after two intensive care units in our country burned down from similar devices, it became clear that they were right.
    2. +3
      2 July 2025 09: 52
      Quote: severok1979
      It is already obvious that joint projects with a tangible end result and on a mutually beneficial basis bring states closer together much more than declarations of eternal friendship and ideological pumping about fraternal peoples.


      Not always, a striking example is Ukraine and the cooperation of Russian/Ukrainian industry in the 00-10s. You can also look at the investments of the Russian state in other countries of the former USSR, where we are driven out from everywhere, despite the cash injections, and joint economic projects, etc.

      And now I read one interesting news item on the feed:

      Rosatom to Sell Stake in Akkuyu NPP Project

      Rosatom: Negotiations underway to sell 49 percent stake in Akkuyu NPP
      Negotiations are currently underway with potential buyers of Rosatom's 49 percent stake in the Akkuyu NPP project. This was stated by representatives of the state corporation. They were quoted by TASS....

      Bloomberg previously reported on talks to sell a 49 percent stake in a $25 billion nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey. It also recalled that a previous attempt to sell the stake failed in 2018, when a consortium of Turkish firms — Cengiz Holding AS, Kolin Insaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret AS and Kalyon Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS — abandoned the deal, citing an inability to agree on commercial terms.



      i.e. we built a nuclear power plant, provided technology + credit.... we were convinced that it was profitable, according to the “build-own-operate” model, and then suddenly it turns out that we are selling?

      On the other hand, there is the US approach, which works closely in ideological terms, with the population, with influence groups, and achieves results.

      So, clearly something is wrong in our kingdom with politics and the implementation of plans.
      1. -3
        2 July 2025 11: 54
        It's better to sell now, Türkiye is not a reliable partner now
        1. +7
          2 July 2025 12: 13
          Türkiye is not a reliable partner now

          And which partner is reliable?
          Belarus is with us only because of Lukashenko.
          Kazakhstan doesn't really want to have anything in common with us.
          China is an ally as long as it is profitable, and even if China becomes a global hegemon
          It will be even worse for Russia.
          Iran is Islamist, and lately it hasn't shown itself very well.
          The DPRK, no matter how much they advertise it now, is, let's say, a situational ally.
          What other options for REALLY reliable partners are there?
          1. 0
            2 July 2025 12: 42
            There are no permanently reliable ones, you have to maneuver
            1. +1
              3 July 2025 07: 40
              Quote: Nastia Makarova
              There are no permanently reliable ones, you have to maneuver

              We just need to invest in our own industry. Russia had 300 billion in free money and, not knowing how to use it in reality, invested it in supplying weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
              1. -1
                3 July 2025 07: 44
                300 have not been taken yet, it is not profitable to invest in industry, no one will buy these goods
                1. 0
                  4 July 2025 13: 55
                  Quote: Nastia Makarova
                  investing in industry is not profitable, no one will buy these goods

                  Industry brings in income. They simply took away these 300 billion and invested them in the development of industry in the USA and Europe. It would have been possible not to invest at 1% in US debt obligations but to invest at 4% per annum in domestic industry under guarantees of ownership of plants. Now Nabiullina will not see either 300 billion or interest on them regardless of the results of the SVO. By the way, it looks like Russia has supplied goods abroad after Nabiullina's scam for another 500 billion, but it is unlikely that this money will be used for the benefit of Russia. For example, coal export is about 100 dollars for the delivery of a ton of coal to Shanshai. Delivery of a ton of high-tech industry, at least hardware, over the same distance costs about 300 dollars. Energy from Russia is cheap due to state subsidies. In reality, Russia subsidizes coal exports twice as much as the entire revenue from the sold coal.
                  1. 0
                    5 July 2025 06: 20
                    300 frozen, they are not touched, they will return later
              2. +1
                4 July 2025 01: 42
                So these were the "rules of the game" from the Anglo-Saxons, imposed on Moscow. For access to the benefits of the West, it was NECESSARY to keep the money from the sale of Russian resources in the West. The alternative was not even discussed. If the "Kremlin giants" had dared to return this money to Russia 15 years ago, then sanctions would have flown to them long before the movement on the Ruin in 2014.
                1. +1
                  4 July 2025 14: 01
                  Quote: Rakitin
                  In order to gain access to the benefits of the West, it was NECESSARY to keep the money from the sale of Russian resources in the West.

                  Nobody forbade them to spend them right away. An immeasurable amount is spent on sports, illumination, biathlons, curbs, paving slabs. Science is kept in the black body, unlike not only athletes from Africa in Spartak but also couriers from Uzbekistan in Valdberis. The daughter from a family of military acoustics developers dreams not of working for defense but of working in a model's stable.
          2. +3
            2 July 2025 12: 57
            Quote: Ermak_415
            And which partner is reliable?

            The one who benefits from close cooperation with Russia. But who really benefits from it? And what needs to be done to make it mutually beneficial for more countries? Perhaps this is why foreign policy and a huge diplomatic corps with good salaries exist.
            It is beneficial for Belarus, which means it is a partner.
            The DPRK benefits from the same thing.
            Kazakhstan - most of the investments there come from the EU and the Middle East. Russia also invests a lot, but for the Kazakhs, against the backdrop of the new geopolitical flirtations of the great Turan, it has become uncritical
            According to ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), in 2024, Kazakhstan attracted $15,7 billion in new projects and became the leader in investment volumes among the countries of North and Central Asia. This is 88% more than in 2023. Most of this amount was $11 billion from Qatar's UCC Holding, invested in the construction of gas processing plants and the development of gas transportation infrastructure.

            China is a global trade and manufacturing corporation, and the issues there are worth hundreds of billions of dollars, trillions every year. Therefore, only those who are most important can be strategic partners. The three largest trade partners are Southeast Asia, the USA and the EU. The Chinese economy is strategically dependent on them. The expansion of the trade war and the transition to a more acute phase of the conflict with the USA could make Russia a strategic partner of China in the future.
            Iran has lived in international isolation for quite a long time, and is used to relying largely on its own strength. Trade turnover between us is just over 0,5% (12 times less than with Turkey), what kind of strategic partnership are we talking about, and this is given the condition of being a fairly close neighbor, since the Caspian Sea is not an obstacle.
            Quote: Ermak_415
            What other options for REALLY reliable partners are there?

            None. For now. They need to be "cultivated", as ridiculous as that may sound.
      2. +4
        2 July 2025 16: 57
        What's wrong? What has our Foreign Ministry been doing all this time? Just broadcasting "smart words" to its domestic audience, which they loved to repeat here at VO? Where are the results of its work? Whose interests did it defend and how? As a result, instead of a meeting in the G8 club, we are concluding agreements on joint exploration of outer space with African bantustans and are shaking over the fact that, God forbid, China does not abandon us.... Successful foreign policy, yeah.
        1. +1
          2 July 2025 19: 21
          Where are the results of our MFA's work? If we consider the conclusion of an agreement with some African country on non-proliferation of weapons in space as the FIRST, then... I apologize
          1. -1
            4 July 2025 01: 43
            Ministry of Strange Things.
      3. -3
        4 July 2025 13: 58
        It is not clear what surprises you? The nuclear power plant was built on the condition that the Russian Federation invests in the construction and purchase of equipment in the West, supplies uranium for 25 years, and as payment will receive a portion of the subscription fee for electricity from Turkish consumers. Now the subscription fee will go to Jewish bankers and the people of the Russian Federation - nothing. Is this the first time such a scheme has been carried out?
    3. +1
      2 July 2025 23: 27
      It works the same way on an interpersonal level. When you do the same thing with someone (with the same interest and benefit), you somehow get closer to this person/people. And then, you see, it can even turn into friendship. The principle is the same and works the same way.
  4. +8
    2 July 2025 06: 19
    The article is fair. There are those who consider Iran our ally. But this is like a variant - Turkey 2. Both countries are simply forced to come closer together on the economic path. But this is temporary.
    1. +3
      2 July 2025 13: 04
      Quote from: dmi.pris1
      forced to come closer together on the economic path. But this is temporary

      But partnership is always temporary, and it is almost always on the economic path.
      But what needs to be done to ensure that the partnership remains mutually beneficial for a longer period of time? The brightest minds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should work on this most complex issue.
      1. +2
        2 July 2025 19: 23
        In order for the partnership to be profitable for many years, it is necessary to offer a profitable development project. Support it with constant, sustainable development of your own country. Do I need to continue?
  5. +10
    2 July 2025 06: 27
    "They've made a mess here..." Relations between states and peoples are built on a different basis... Well, and so, by the way, who do they love in the Russian Federation?.. Only if it's the North Koreans... For now smile
    1. -8
      2 July 2025 07: 04
      Quote: Medvedev_Dmitry
      "They've made a mess here..." Relations between states and peoples are built on a different basis... Well, and so, by the way, who do they love in the Russian Federation?.. Only if it's the North Koreans... For now smile

      Please tell me, who and why should we love? Well, except for Koreans?
      1. +6
        2 July 2025 10: 57
        Please tell me, who and why should we love? Well, except for Koreans?

        Tell me, please, why should we love US?
        Well, we used to sing songs about our Syrian brothers. And now?
        "We don't need these Arabs" or "They have always been bad warriors."
        There were also songs about Belarus. What now?
        "They are the same as Ukrainians" or "They are again speaking in their made-up language."
        There was also Serbia.
        "These ungrateful devils again" or "They were traitors, and they remain traitors."
        Even when Armenia was being destroyed by Azerbaijani T-90s, Russia somehow did not seek to take Armenia’s side in this conflict.
        And when the Serbs were bombed, Russia did nothing serious, although it could have sold the much-needed air defense systems.
        And if the Koreans decide to switch their support from Russia to China, it will start again.
        "They didn't really fight."
        1. -1
          2 July 2025 15: 11
          And when the Serbs were bombed, Russia did nothing serious, although it could have sold the much-needed air defense systems.
          When the US bombed Serbia, it was too late to sell the air defense systems. And before that, Russia could have sold the S-300. But the Serbs themselves refused. Apparently, they felt sorry for the pennies.
          1. -1
            2 July 2025 19: 26
            Serbia is a unique country. I recently read that they are buying 20 Typhoon fighters from France. I thought about it for a long time, but I still couldn't figure out who they were going to fight with 20 Typhoons. After all, NATO is around the country.
    2. 0
      2 July 2025 13: 16
      Quote: Medvedev_Dmitry
      Well, by the way, who do they love in the Russian Federation?

      Well, what do you mean "love"? Love is too strong a feeling. But they treat very many, almost everyone, normally. By the way, we have quite a significant tolerance for all peoples and cultures, unlike many others. Another thing is that the world capitalists benefit from the fact that peoples hate each other, because it is easier to rule and you can earn a lot of money.
      1. +2
        2 July 2025 23: 30
        If I could give several pluses, I would. Unfortunately, only one is possible. smile
  6. +5
    2 July 2025 07: 00
    Israel, like Iran, is indeed not on the list of countries committing unfriendly acts against the Russian Federation.


    Putting a sign of equidistance between Iran and Israel from Russia is nonsense. Israel has carried out a series of hostile actions in Syria. Israel has synchronized its policy with NATO. Iran is much closer to Russia. And only the inconsistent foreign policy of the Russian Federation prevents rapprochement with the Iranians. Iran has significantly helped in military-technical cooperation since the beginning of the Second World War. The Iranians fought together with ours in Syria. ... The article is very controversial, strange in its "historical argumentation".
    P.S. The circulation of the RF elites between Israel and Russia is the main reason for the lack of rapprochement between Moscow and Tehran. And the speeches about "Western aggression" suddenly changed to "Gorbachevism" with Witkoff. The Iranians really have reasons not to trust the inconsistent RF.
    1. -2
      2 July 2025 10: 56
      The Iranians in Syria pursued their own line, only partially parallel to the Russian one.
  7. +3
    2 July 2025 07: 19
    Israel, like Iran, is indeed not on the list of countries committing unfriendly acts against the Russian Federation.

    In the sense that Israeli citizens trained Ukrainian military, Iran compensated for the supply of 155-mm shells from American warehouses, delivered Patriot air defense missile systems to/from Ukraine? What kind of weed does the author smoke? request
  8. +19
    2 July 2025 07: 22
    The Kremlin is weaker than ever. Why does Iran need friendship with it? It's just a business partnership.
    And in general, in politics there is no concept of "friendship".
    1. -20
      2 July 2025 08: 36
      There is a Russian spirit here, there is a smell of Russia here...

      Quote: Million
      The Kremlin is weaker than ever.

      Where did you get that from? There is no end to the petitioners to Putin. Who else, what other state has challenged the West and is defeating it in military confrontation on all fronts? If you don't know, Lugansk has been completely liberated.
      If you are talking about other towers in the Kremlin, please specify which ones?

      Quote: Million
      Why friendship with These Iran?

      С These - With whom, with the government we legally elected? You don't associate yourself with the people of Russia?

      Quote: Million
      And in general, in politics there is no concept of "friendship".

      If there is no such thing as friendship, then why write about friendship between us and Iran, and then draw profound, stupid conclusions from it?
      1. +20
        2 July 2025 08: 49
        You are either a teenager or an old man who has watched too much TV if you write something like this.
        1. -16
          2 July 2025 09: 11
          The essence of Russian civilization is Bolshevism.

          Quote: Million
          watched TV again

          I wonder, from what sources do you get your information?
          1. +9
            2 July 2025 09: 57
            You learn not only to obtain information, but also to analyze it.
            They can pour anything into the ladle and you will swallow it.
      2. +3
        2 July 2025 10: 03
        Walkers...With the demand - GIVE! Yes
        1. -12
          2 July 2025 10: 13
          There is a Russian spirit here, there is a smell of Russia here...

          Quote from: dmi.pris1
          Walkers...GIVE!

          That means we live well, since we have something to give!

          Quote from: dmi.pris1
          With the demand - GIVE!

          We are not inviting Zelensky. He deserves to be in the White House, let him demand there.
      3. AAK
        +8
        2 July 2025 10: 13
        "...which state has challenged the West and is defeating it in military confrontation on all fronts? If you don't know, Lugansk has been completely liberated...(c)".
        Well, yes, thanks to the determination, will and exceptional competence of the political and military leadership of the Russian Federation, we have been successfully liberating the territories of the "new" subjects for the fourth year now and have just liberated the part of the "old" occupied by the Banderas... With powerful blows, we have also continued to destroy the military and economic infrastructure of the enemy for the fourth year... It is especially worth noting our diplomatic "successes" in Syria, economic and political "achievements" with Turkey, the CSTO and BRICS countries, and the accordions have really started to break and tears of awe have started to flow from a couple of "compliments" and pats on the cheek from the leader of the most "friendly non-partner state"...
        1. -11
          2 July 2025 10: 27
          The essence of Russian civilization is Bolshevism.

          Quote: AAK
          thanks to the determination, will and exceptional competence of the political and military leadership of the Russian Federation

          Don't confuse a regular war with the SVO in Ukraine. We are liberating our people, not razing everything in front of us, without regard for the losses of the enemy and civilians.

          There has never been a war in history where an attacking army lost ~5-10 times less people than a defending army. We are not limited by time. The Ukrainians are running out, and so are the Poles.

          In Syria, we provided assistance to Assad. No Assad, no obligations.

          Our economic policy in the CSTO, BRICS and SCO has led to the fact that we practically conduct settlements between countries in national currencies (SCO - 100%). This is a powerful blow to both the dollar and the euro (the US and Europe).
          1. +7
            2 July 2025 10: 49
            Quote: Boris55
            Don't confuse a regular war with the SVO in Ukraine.
            When the regular army of Ukraine, that is, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, invaded the Kursk region, this is AGGRESSION against Russia, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not "terrorists" for "KTO" here.
            Boris Leontievich, you are undoubtedly an advocate of the current government, which, by recognizing Poroshenko in 2014, in fact recognized the unconstitutional coup d'etat and surrendered Donbass, where Russians were killed for 8 years. How come they spent another 8 years preparing for the "SVO", without having time to introduce troops, immediately going for a deal in Istanbul? What kind of "wisdom" is this? Again, you will say, Medvedev's intrigues, in the fourth year of this "operation", which has no end in sight, for the complete denazification and militarization of Nazi Ukraine, with such methods.
            1. -10
              2 July 2025 11: 01
              Quote: Per se.
              the current government, which by recognizing Poroshenko in 2014, in fact recognized the unconstitutional coup d'etat

              Putin never recognized the bloody coup d'etat in Ukraine as legitimate.

              Quote: Per se.
              and surrendered Donbass

              Putin, while in Switzerland, asked not to hold referendums in Donbass. A united Ukraine would never become a puppet in the hands of the West.

              No matter how hard the West tried, even arranging a third round, but in the end Ukraine remained neutral. Only by separating Donbass did the West manage to bring scumbags to power and use them to unleash a war with us.

              About the first Istanbul.
              At that time, our army numbered about 200 thousand (today - 2 million). We needed peace. They did not.
              1. +7
                2 July 2025 12: 21
                Quote: Boris55
                Putin never recognized the bloody coup d'etat in Ukraine as legitimate.
                Didn't recognize? Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow would recognize the results of the presidential elections in Ukraine, despite the fact that they would take place against the backdrop of a civil war in the country. In addition, at the 2014 SPIEF, he said that Russia would respect the results of the presidential elections in Ukraine. During the direct line in 2018, ""The West does not recognize Assad. Why do you recognize Poroshenko?" Putin read out the question sent to the direct line. "An interesting question," the president noted and moved on to the next question. "You, as they say, either take off the cross...
                As for Switzerland (or rather, one Swiss), here we simply need to remember Mr. Didier Burkhalter, after meeting with whom in Moscow, the Kremlin’s menacing rhetoric quickly changed.
                Quote: Boris55
                About the first Istanbul.
                At that time, our army numbered about 200 thousand (today - 2 million). We needed peace. They did not.

                Why did our guarantor request the authority to introduce troops in 2014, and did he receive these authorities? Our group exceeded the number of forces of Ukraine, which was not ready for war, to this were pro-Russian rallies during the "Russian Spring" and Yanukovych's official request for help (registered in the UN). Even without introducing troops, one demand for an all-Ukrainian referendum and recognition of the referendums held in Donbass would have cast great doubt on the further strengthening of Nazism, Banderaism. But the accounts of our fat cats in the West, their selfish interests, turned out to be more important than the national interests of the Russian people. Finally, how did they prepare for the SVO for 8 years?
                Why, because the USSR was not destroyed in order to get a strong and independent Russia in return. Because real power in Russia belongs to big capital, and your idol is just a "top manager" with a promoted PR and inflated ratings. Because the main agents of foreign influence are those who are with the West in soul and body, keeping their money in foreign currencies and in foreign banks.
                Lastly, a communist, if he is truly a communist, cannot be a former one, and a Bolshevik will never say that Marxism-Leninism is a “dangerous and harmful fairy tale.”
                That's how it is, if our bourgeois are sitting under the masters of world capitalism, we have what we have, losing our last allies, losing our last respect, but, with puffed-out cheeks, in the "first economy of Europe."
          2. AAK
            +9
            2 July 2025 11: 19
            Counter question: are the dollar and euro aware of the “most powerful blow”?
            1. -10
              2 July 2025 11: 22
              The essence of Russian civilization is Bolshevism.

              Quote: AAK
              Counter question: are the dollar and euro aware of the “most powerful blow”?

              They know. That's why they are preparing for war with us themselves.
              When Yeltsin was at the head of Russia, they didn’t even think about it.
      4. +7
        2 July 2025 11: 33
        I am patiently waiting for the Russian troops to approach Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov point-blank. They have almost reached Kherson and Sumy, a few kilometers away... And what will happen next? Vova said we will not take them by storm, the losses will be too high. That is true. And what to do then? The "victory" reports about taking another rural toilet will end, we are not going to take the four main strongholds of the enemy's defense, what next? Will we sit, yawn for years like VVP and catch tens and hundreds of drones on the territory of the Russian Federation? What an interesting prospect! Don't you think?
        1. +9
          2 July 2025 12: 24
          They almost reached Kherson and Sumy, the distance was several kilometers...

          Distance to Sumy +- 23 km.
          Zaporozhye is 27 km away.
          You can call me CIPSO again, but I don't believe that we will take Sumy next year or the year after. The city is too big, the forces are too small.
          The enemy has become too good at defending itself in villages and towns.
          1. +8
            2 July 2025 12: 48
            When I wrote in Telegram channels that Kherson would be surrendered, everyone insulted and blocked me. I am surprised by the hurray patriots. Everyone proceeds not from reality, but from their own idea of ​​reality. They pass off wishful thinking as reality. The dumbing down of the people is obvious. I do not consider myself such a smart, literate person in military affairs, but what is happening is the level of a secondary school in the USSR and you do not need a lot of intelligence to see and understand what is happening. When they left Kyiv, I again wrote everywhere that the enemy would go to Moscow and it was necessary to evacuate the population of all border areas beyond the Urals. Again they insulted, blocked. And who turned out to be right? You can bury your head in the sand as much as you like and pretend that everything is wonderful and wonderful, but reality will start bombing from all sides. I have never had any complaints about the soldiers on the front lines and I bow low to them. I have questions, endless questions for the Kremlin. But it is hiding behind such fences that you can’t get through to it.
            1. +7
              2 July 2025 13: 14
              The hurray patriots are surprising. They all proceed not from reality, but from their own idea of ​​reality

              There is no use trying to convince such people.
              Either Europe freezes, or the US stops supporting Ukraine, or the Ukrainian Armed Forces' frontline crumbles.
              1. +3
                2 July 2025 18: 08
                Never underestimate the enemy. The US will never stop wanting Russia dead. That's why weapons will continue to be supplied. The weak are always beaten, and the toothless are not respected.
            2. 0
              2 July 2025 19: 37
              Anyuta, you are an honest soul! You understand, real life, the surrounding reality, it is too dangerous and unpleasant for a person. Therefore, the psyche creates "convenient" and less dangerous models of reality. And people believe in them! By the way, your proposal to evacuate beyond the Urals also applies to this
              1. -1
                3 July 2025 21: 03
                I have no illusions. There is only endless pain for Russia, for the people.
            3. +1
              2 July 2025 22: 33
              I have questions, endless questions for the Kremlin. But it hides behind such fences that you can't get through to it.

              Hmm... Back in the early 20th century they used to say that the only way to knock on the gates of palaces was with rifle butts...
              1. 0
                3 July 2025 21: 04
                It shouldn't be like this. Injustice, one continuous monstrous injustice.
      5. +3
        2 July 2025 19: 29
        Boris, it would be nice for you to take a cool shower and drink some pyramidone)
  9. +15
    2 July 2025 07: 23
    And Russia has nothing special to sell to Iran – the markets are firmly occupied by Turkey and China.
    Russia is in the same position and its markets are firmly occupied by Turkey and China.
  10. +17
    2 July 2025 07: 31
    I read the title, but somehow it is more urgent for me. Do they love Russia and Russia. Or even do those who rule Russia love it.
    1. +11
      2 July 2025 08: 12
      Do they love Russia in Russia? Or even do those who rule Russia love it?

      Yeah, those who really rule Russia usually say: "Do you love Russia as much as I love it?" (c) laughing
    2. -17
      2 July 2025 08: 42
      We don't need to be loved, we need to be feared.

      Quote: Gardamir
      Or even so, do those who rule Russia love it?

      If you mean the Bolsheviks who saved Russia from oblivion at the beginning and end of that century, then yes. If you mean the Trotskyites and Vlasovites, then no.
      1. +5
        2 July 2025 10: 05
        Split personality...Trotskyists and Vlasovites rule Russia..
        1. -12
          2 July 2025 10: 37
          There is a Russian spirit here, there is a smell of Russia here...

          Quote from: dmi.pris1
          Trotskyists and Vlasovites rule Russia.

          At the moment, there are three main opposing forces in Russia. These are:
          - Bolsheviks (Putin);
          - Vlasovites (Medvedev);
          - Trotskyists (Zyuganov).
          The zigzags in domestic politics are the result of their confrontation.
          1. +8
            2 July 2025 11: 04
            I can't stop laughing? Putin is a Bolshevik??!! He is a liberal (he himself admitted it). I won't even mention the fact that, being a KGB officer, he didn't stand up for his country, to which he swore an oath.
            1. -12
              2 July 2025 11: 10
              Quote from: dmi.pris1
              I can't help but laugh? Putin is a Bolshevik?

              Russian spirit = Bolshevik.

              The names are different, but the essence of the phenomenon is the same. Putin acts in the interests of the majority.

              Quote from: dmi.pris1
              he, being a KGB employee, did not stand up for the defense of his country, to which he swore an oath

              Have you ever even seen an oath? laughing
              Read it more carefully, maybe you'll understand something.

              ps
              “Bolshevism is not a Russian variety of Marxism and not a party affiliation. And the phrase “Jewish Bolshevism” used by Hitler in “Mein Kampf” is completely meaningless, since Bolshevism is a manifestation of the spirit of Russian civilization, and not the spirit of the bearers of the doctrine of biblical global slavery on a racial basis .
              Bolshevism existed before Marxism, existed in Russian Marxism, somehow it exists today. It will continue to exist.
              As stated by the Bolsheviks themselves, members of the Marxist party of the RSDLP * (b), it was they who expressed in politics the strategic interests of the working majority of the population of multinational Russia, as a result of which only they had the right to be called Bolsheviks. Regardless of how infallible the Bolsheviks are in expressing the strategic interests of the labor majority, how much this majority is aware of its strategic interests and true to them in life, the essence of Bolshevism is not the numerical superiority of the adherents of certain ideas over the adherents of other ideas and the thoughtless crowd, namely this:
              in a sincere desire to express and implement the long-term strategic interests of the labor majority, who want no one to parasitize on their work and life. In other words, historically, in every epoch, the essence of Bolshevism is in active support of the transition process from the historically established crowd of “elitism” to the multinational humanity of the Earth of the future era. "

              Book: "The Sin of Judas of the 154th Congress" p. XNUMX. It has more details.
              1. -4
                2 July 2025 11: 19
                You have no questions for Vlasovite Medvedev and Trotskyite Zyuganov. As I understand, you agree with this.
                1. +4
                  2 July 2025 11: 39
                  Yes, I agree. And in general this trio deserves each other.
                2. 0
                  2 July 2025 19: 40
                  Zyuganov is as much a Trotskyist as I am a ballerina. Boris, you really should improve your knowledge
          2. +9
            2 July 2025 11: 57
            Bolsheviks (Putin);

            VVP is a liberal Yeltsinist, you have already been told about this.
            Vlasovites (Medvedev);

            Medvedev is the same as Putin.
            Zyuganov is a puppet, like the entire CPRF. United Russia's puppets, worthless, for the legalization of elections.
            The zigzags in domestic politics are the result of their confrontation.

            What zigzags? Is anyone from these "factions" against the import of migrants? Or does anyone have their own different view on the SVO? Maybe someone spoke out against the retirement age or changing the constitution?
            If not, then these are signs of a complete monopoly of one of these “forces”.
        2. +6
          2 July 2025 11: 29
          Trotskyists and Vlasovites rule Russia.

          And the president, who is apparently a Bolshevik (on May 9, every year, he boards up the mausoleum of the main Bolshevik and reads books of all sorts of leaders of Nazi institutes at night - Ilyin) and appoints Trotskyists and Vlasovites to head ministries. laughingI laughed with you, "padstalom" laughing
  11. Des
    +4
    2 July 2025 07: 49
    Ooo)), what an original article. The topic is very interesting.
    Iranians still carry a grudge against the Soviet Union's "unfair" treatment during World War II, as they see it. Let us recall that in 1941, Great Britain and the USSR occupied Iran and declared that they would not withdraw their troops until the end of the war with the fascists.

    Everything here is according to the agreement of February 26, 1921. And the USSR is right.
    For: "The Soviet government received the right to introduce its troops into the territory of Persia in the event of an attempt by third powers to seize it or use it as a springboard for a military attack on the RSFSR (in the event that the Persian government is unable to independently avert this danger)."

    Otherwise the article is fine.
    1921! What power and foresight.
    1. +10
      2 July 2025 08: 21
      The author was embarrassed to also mention the Gilan Soviet Republic, which existed in the Iranian province of Gilan, the capital of which was Rasht, from June 1920 to September 1921.5. On June XNUMX, the republic was renamed the Persian Soviet Socialist Republic.
    2. +1
      2 July 2025 13: 59
      The USSR really did have Statesmen. With a capital letter.
      1. 0
        2 July 2025 19: 21
        Before 1953? I agree. Even if they were wrong about something, at least they were sincere. And after that, opportunists came to the party leadership, who with each decade, with each generation of apparatchiks brought closer what happened in 1991. The fact that the party nomenklatura gave birth to Gorbachev and Yeltsin is a pattern, and not an accident. Accidents at this level do not happen at all - study historical materialism.
  12. +5
    2 July 2025 12: 00
    An interesting approach - do they love Russia? They don't, anywhere. And they even stopped respecting it. Because the fear has disappeared. It is not the heir of the mighty USSR, alas...
  13. -2
    2 July 2025 13: 31
    We need to work on developing relations with the IRI, and this is important - and we need to fumigate their elites so that the changes we need gradually occur there. As an ally, Iran is of great value to us - and not as a situational one, but as a permanent one. But for this, of course, they would have to thoroughly rework their foreign policy and domestic propaganda. To develop relations, they must settle their issues with Israel - here they will have to give in to historical fact and move on. If they can - our union has a future. If not - and this will continue to work against them and in the long term, nothing good awaits the country, and as an ally it will be useless.
    For now, we can gradually move them towards this through diplomacy and the prospect of economic perks. This is definitely a difficult and far-reaching task, but it is probably realistic.
    1. +4
      2 July 2025 13: 58
      There are obvious systemic problems with "fumigation" in the Russian MFA.
      1. +1
        2 July 2025 19: 23
        Well, why not? You listen to some statements by Lavrov, Zakharov, and you think: what are they smoking there?
      2. 0
        2 July 2025 19: 42
        I don't see any problems with this. laughing
  14. +2
    2 July 2025 13: 57
    There was already an article about Iran on the topic of friendship among people. As one Persian answered, we love Russia, but if we are ordered to cut, we will cry, but cut.
  15. -3
    2 July 2025 15: 05
    But rational logic suggests that Iran has nothing to offer Russia.
    But this is debatable.
    The shortest route to India goes through Iran. The so-called Southern Corridor is very important for us.
    1. 0
      3 July 2025 02: 15
      If there were a direct land border, but with the transshipment of cargo in the Caspian Sea it is very unprofitable.
      1. 0
        6 July 2025 22: 44
        A railway from Russia to Iran should have been built through Georgia and Armenia long ago. In order for such projects to be implemented in Russia, a nationally oriented government is needed. Of course, infrastructure projects need to be built in Russia. And if, for example, there is a traffic jam on the Eastern Polygon and cargo transportation is limited, then it means that Russia is not quite right in the head. Smart people are needed in terms of leveling. And nationally oriented. Then Russia's money will start working for Russia, and not for Russia's enemies.
        1. 0
          6 July 2025 23: 40
          Neither Georgia nor Armenia are currently friendly to Russia.
  16. -1
    2 July 2025 15: 12
    We also have something to present to Iran. The article does not yet consider the fact of Griboyedov's murder in Tehran. smile
  17. -1
    2 July 2025 18: 53
    [quote][Do they love Russia in Iran?/quote]
    Russia has only two allies - its army and navy (Alexander III)
  18. 0
    2 July 2025 18: 54
    Russia as a state - no, they don't like it. And they remember well everything that Russia did to Iran/Persia. But they treat Russians quite kindly
  19. 0
    2 July 2025 18: 59
    You don't need to be loved. You need to be respected.
    .
    Attempts to appease and lend money will turn any friend into an enemy, for there are no worse enemies than a debtor and a creditor to whom you may not repay a debt.
    .
    A couple of weeks ago I wrote that Iran should sell us a piece of coastline for a port, warehouses and a base where our supplies could be safely stored.
    But there is no need to sell Astrakhan.
  20. 0
    2 July 2025 20: 00
    In Iran, there was a takeover: the president was killed and replaced by a shady character, Syria was surrendered, Hezbollah was routed, there was a vague mumbling about Gaza, Israel's attack was deliberately missed and some of the dissenters in the elite were destroyed for it. The next stage is a passionate friendship with America.
  21. 0
    3 July 2025 10: 03
    we will have to learn from Iran how to exist for decades in a closed regime, under sanctions, when any export-import is only "under the table" (with a wild margin of intermediaries), new technologies will not be allowed to be bought at all, etc. and it would seem "you can live", but... (
  22. 0
    3 July 2025 16: 41
    What is fortune telling on a chamomile?
    "Loves me, loves me not, spits, kisses..." wassat
  23. -3
    4 July 2025 13: 59
    Quote: Medvedev_Dmitry
    "They've made a mess here..." Relations between states and peoples are built on a different basis... Well, and so, by the way, who do they love in the Russian Federation?.. Only if it's the North Koreans... For now

    and how long have you loved Koreans? Have you forgotten about supporting sanctions against S. Korea?
  24. 0
    8 July 2025 11: 57
    These are the times when, one by one, anyone who is not kneeling before the West will simply be crushed. Therefore, any fellow traveler here, as they say, is on point. Our problem is not that we are weak. We are not weak. Our problem is that we are facing a wall of 30 rich, armed to the teeth, aggressive and intolerant countries headed by an obvious hegemon. There are 7 times more of them than us, their economy is more than 10 times larger than ours, they have 10 thousand combat aircraft, and we have about 1 thousand, etc. We are saved by the nuclear shield and precisely by the fact that we have fellow travelers - Iran, China, the DPRK, Algeria and other influential countries. If we are left alone, we will be crushed or everything will burn down. Both are bad. The conclusion is simple - keep your powder dry and push for a multipolar world. And let's not tease the Western porcupine, there are plenty of post-Brzezinski organisms there, ready to shoot at their own knees just to harm us.
  25. 0
    8 July 2025 23: 38
    A very rhetorical title of the article by Evgeny Fedorov..... To be loved - you need good reasons or, at least, family ties... Russia and Iran, by and large, have neither one nor the other... The Persians are quite reserved in their emotions and are very careful in choosing friends... When Iran was looking for a strong and reliable partner, Russia had no time for it: they "passionately" loved the USA + EU, "abandoning to their fate" Yugoslavia, Cuba, Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia, Vietnam and, further down the list... The Persians saw all this and "took note".... Betrayal, for the Persians, is one of the worst forms of crime.... And when Russia left Iran without the "S-400" ordered and paid for by them, on the instructions of the "Washington regional committee", they made the appropriate conclusions regarding "who's who"... That's something like that about Persian love and respect....