Russia and the Iranian Nuclear Program: Replay or Breakthrough? (Strategic Perspectives, no. 9)

Abstract

Despite protests across Russia sparked by last December s fraud-filled Duma (parliament) elections, Vladimir Putin is preparing to return to the presidency this May. Will Putin replay his 2004 2008 approach to Iran, during which Russia negotiated the S 300 air defense system contract with Tehran? Or will he continue Russia s breakthrough in finding common ground with the United States on Iran seen under President Dmitriy Medvedev, who tore up the S 300 contract? While coordinating more closely with Washington on Iran during the Medvedev administration, Moscow did not and has not closed the door to engagement with Tehran. In 2010, Russia voted for new, enhanced sanctions against Iran at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Nevertheless, Moscow and Tehran have remained engaged diplomatically, and their relations have stabilized and begun to recover from their winter 2010 2011 low point.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA577592

Entities

People

  • John W. Parker

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Central Asia
  • Defense Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • Ussr

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution