Friday, September 7, 2012

Russia Supports Iran .... But Only To A Certain Point

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Reuters/Raheb Homavandi)

Russian Nuclear Support For Iran Limited By Distrust -- Christian Science Monitor

Russia has trained hundreds of Iranian nuclear scientists and blocked international action against Tehran. But beneath the surface, there is profound distrust.

Russia built Iran's first nuclear power plant, once sold Tehran sophisticated weaponry, and refuses to back further international sanctions over Iran's controversial nuclear program, but this apparent coziness belies years of suspicion and growing distance between the two nuclear powers.

Despite the fact that Russia is training hundreds of nuclear scientists to operate the Bushehr plant, Russian analysts say that Moscow has contributed little to Iran's recent strides in uranium enrichment and nuclear technology.

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My Comment
: Russia's support of Gaddafi was a disaster. It's support of the Assad regime is Syria is an even greater disaster. It's support of Iran has the potential to be the biggest disaster of them all. Why Russia is following such a foreign policy .... your guess is as good as mine.

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