Whether Russia can now increase its sway in the Middle East remains uncertain. The war in Ukraine has left Moscow overstretched, said Mansour, the Chatham House research fellow.

Moscow’s balancing act in the Middle East Iranian demands are not the only ones that Moscow is balancing. Russia also wants to maintain good relations with Israel.

Moscow’s balancing act in the Middle East Iranian demands are not the only ones that Moscow is balancing. Russia also wants to maintain good relations with Israel.

FlightRadar24, a popular flight tracking website, posted a flight map on June 17, 2025, that revealed a disturbing skull-like ...

In the last six months Moscow has already lost one key ally in the Middle East, Bashar al-Assad. After the Syrian leader was deposed last December he was offered asylum in Russia.

An ally in need of help Russia’s ties with Iran have grown since the start of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with Tehran supplying Moscow with Shahed drones and the technology to ...