The Parameters of Russian-Iranian Partnership in the Middle East

On Wednesday, July 24, the nineteenth online meeting of the project “Contemporary Area Studies” organised by the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University closed the season of expert seminars with the lecture of Ghoncheh Tazmini, visiting fellow of the Middle East Center, LSE on the issue of “The Parameters of Russian-Iranian Partnership in the Middle East”. Timeline: 6:19 The general overview of the Russian-Iranian relations 10:11 Arguments to the weakness of the partnership 11:46 Arguments supporting partnership 13:37 The issues connecting two states 18:34 The terminological definition of the partnership Questions: 31:48 Nikita Smagin, journalist: In the theoretical model are you trying to use “billiard ball” metaphor, when the domestic affairs are less important than the international ones? 46:51 Farhat Ibragimov, researcher: Could Russia and Iran achieve any results International North-South Corrid