Russia And Iran Agree To Sign A Bilateral Strategic Pact …Plus, The Friday Roundtable With The Judge
A significant development this week with respect to Iran — Russia has agreed to enter into a bilateral strategic pact with Iran. Thanks to M.K. Bhadrakumar for pointing this out in his Consortium News article, Decoding Iran’s Missile & Drone Strikes.
Iran has been a target of U.S. and Israeli intelligence operations for several decades. These efforts appear to have accelerated over the last ten years because of shared Israeli and U.S. fears that Iran was edging towards becoming a nuclear power. As I noted in my recent piece — What’s Good for the Goose Is Good for the Gander, Iran Plays the Terrorist Card — the U.S. has been quite public about its support for the MEK,