Russia sits back as the Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains
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FILE - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive at a ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Smoke rises behind the Azadi (Freedom) monument in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026, following the U.S.-Israeli military attack. (Davoud Ghahrdar/ISNA via AP, File)FILE - Government supporters gather in mourning after state TV announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)FILE - A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)FILE - In this picture released by the official website of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin greet each other on July 19, 2022, during a meeting in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)
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FILE - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive at a ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)