[Marxism] Possible Russia-Iran Alliance To Counter 'Unfriendly' US Moves

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OSC: Russia- Iran Alliance? 
The USG Open Source  Center translates an article from the Russian press 
proposing a strategic  alliance between Russia and Iran.

By Juan Cole  
Pundit on Possible  Russia-Iran Alliance To Counter 'Unfriendly' US  Moves
Article by Radzhab Safarov, General Director of the  Russian Center for 
Iranian Studies: "Iranian Trump Card. Russia Can Take  Control of Persian Gulf"
Vremya Novostey
Friday, August 29, 2008  
Document Type: OSC Translated Text

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The recognition of South Ossetia's and  Abkhazia's independence by Russia is 
a timely step to protect these  republics from new Georgian aggression. 
However, taking into account the  United States' plans to expedite Georgia's 
and 
Ukraine's accession to the  NATO military-political bloc, the situation near 
the 
Russian border  remains alarming. At the same time Moscow has a lot of 
possibilities to  take balanced counter measures to the United States' and 
entire 
NATO's  unfriendly plans. In particular, Russia can rely on those countries 
that  
effectively oppose the United States' and their satellites' expansion.  Only 
collective efforts can help to create a situation which would, if not  
eliminate then at least reduce the risk of the Cold War's transformation  into 
local 
and global conflicts.

For instance, Moscow could  strengthen its military-technical ties with Syria 
and launch negotiations  on the reestablishment of its military presence in 
Cuba. However, the most  serious step which the United States and especially 
Israel fear  (incidentally, Israel supplied arms to Georgia) is hypothetical 
revision  of Russia's foreign policy with regard to Iran. A strategic alliance  
presuming the signing of a new large-scale military political treaty with  Iran 
could change the entire geopolitical picture of the contemporary  world. 
full --  _http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20657.htm_ 
(http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20657.htm) 




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