Envoy: Moscow won’t sacrifice Iran for US ties

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Shera Crossan in Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, Politics, Shera Crossan

Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow says it is unlikely for the Kremlin to give up its friendly ties with Tehran in order to establish closer relations with Washington. “Russia sees Iran as a regional power. So, it is not likely that Moscow will sacrifice its friendly ties with a trusty neighbor for costly short-term relations with [...]