A Russo-Iranian Bloc against

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In reply to Iran says Arak IR-40 Reactor Targeted by Saboteurs

A Russo-Iranian Bloc against the United States?
By Juan Cole, Informed Comment, March 14, 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, according to PressTV.

The Russian press added that “A Kremlin statement said Putin had underlined to Rouhani that any solution to the Ukrainian crisis must take into account the interests and the will of people in all of the former Soviet state’s regions.”

PressTV reported that Putin also said, ““Bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia should advance quickly and I do my best to expand economic cooperation between the two countries.”

Since Iran is under financial blockade by the United States, increases in bilateral trade with Russia would be very welcome. The Obama administration has threatened to do to Russia what it has done to Iran, so it is in Russia’s interest to explore sanctions-busting opportunities, and trade with Iran (though it won’t be all that significant) is one such.

Another area of cooperation between the two is that Russia built three nuclear reactors for Iran at Bushehr, and is rumored to be considering constructing two more.

Putin also referred to Iran’s [....]

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