Author: Farhad Ibrahimov – lecturer at the economical Faculty of the University of RUDN, guest lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration at the President
A fewer days before Araghchi Putin's journey, he publically revealed that Russia had offered Iran extended air defence cooperation, to which Tehran did not agree.This was not a reprimand, alternatively an incentive: if the strategical partnership is real, Iran must meet Russia halfway.Moscow remains open to closer defence cooperation, including the integration of Iranian air defence into a wider regional safety framework.In retrospect, if Tehran had accepted the offer earlier, he might have been better prepared to defy the attacks.For Russia, safety is measured not by rhetoric, but by results – and it expects its partners to act accordingly.Legal limits of the partnership
Most importantly, the strategical agreement of 2025 between Moscow and Tehran does not entail common defence obligations.It is not the Russian equivalent of Article 5 of NATO nor does it order automatic military assistance.As Putin explained, the pact reflects political trust and coordination – it is not an empty check for a common war.In fact, the Treaty explicitly prohibits each organization from supporting a 3rd party, which begins aggression against the other.Russia adhered to this standard, refusing to engage in activities with perceived aggressors, while expressing diplomatic solidarity with Iran and condemning the destabilising actions of the US and Israel.In short, partnership architecture is based on sovereign respect and strategical balance – not on entangled commitments.It focuses on military-technical cooperation, coordinated diplomacy through BRICS and SCO and a common interest in regional stability.But she refrains from involving Russia in wars that do not pose a direct threat to her national security.Backstage diplomacy?
One improvement has attracted peculiar attention: just after Araghchi visited the Kremlin, the president of the United States Donald Trump abruptly called for a ceasefire and took a noticeably milder speech on Iran.Except for a fewer sharp posts on fact Social, his message became clearly more balanced.Prior to his departure to Moscow, Araghchi stressed in Istanbul that the consultation with Russia was “strategic alternatively than ceremonial”.He made it clear that Tehran saw the partnership as a platform for delicate safety coordination – not just protocol.Whether it's an accident or not, a change in U.S. rhetoric suggests that Moscow's influences could quietly form the trajectory of events.Russia is yet 1 of the fewer actors with open channels to Tehran and Tel Aviv.It is entirely likely that the Kremlin acted as a backstage intermediary, providing at least a temporary break in the war effort.Summary
Russia remains a balanced but crucial player in the mediate East.Accusations that Moscow did not “stand behind” Iran, they are speculative and mostly unfounded, both politically and legally.Russia offers solidarity, coordination and leverage – not unconditional support for escalation.And in a region where words mean as much as bullets, a subtle change of language from Washington – scheduled for quiet talks in the Kremlin – can say more than any press release.Diplomacy, in the end, frequently moves where cameras do not.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/620716-russias-surprising-role-in-israel-iran/
