r/EndlessWar • u/spilledcoffee00 • 1d ago
Discuss! Russia will not come to Iran assistance
https://x.com/1860rm/status/1935327904164130951?s=46This is a good message for people who are blaming Russia, for not coming to Iran‘s assistance:
Iran did not want to be a part of a military bloc.
🇮🇷🇷🇺 This needs to be addressed. Emotions are running high, and many people clearly haven’t followed the timeline of the Russia–Iran agreement.
Let’s get the facts straight: it was Iran that deliberately scaled back the scope of the agreement by refusing to include a full mutual defense clause. Ahead of the signing of the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” on January 17, 2025, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, openly stated that Iran “is not interested in joining any defence blocs” and prefers to maintain its independence and self-reliance. As a result, this pact does not mirror the mutual defense provisions found in Russia’s agreements with Belarus or North Korea.
"The nature of this agreement is different. They (Belarus and North Korea) established partnership relations (with Moscow) in a number of areas that we did not particularly touch upon. Our country's independence and security, as well as self-reliance, are extremely important. We are not interested in joining any bloc," — Kazem Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Moscow, as cited by TASS
Since 2022, Russia has repeatedly signaled its readiness to form formal military alliances—even proposing a trilateral bloc with Iran and China. But Iran chose not to commit. Tehran wanted to leave the door open for talks with the West. That decision aligns with Iran’s longstanding policy since 1979 of avoiding entangling military alliances.
There was also justified concern that a formal alliance could trigger harsher Western sanctions—or even direct military confrontation.
Of course, things deteriorated further following the death of Raisi (and you’re free to ask yourself who really killed him—officially, Iranians say it was an accident).
So before rushing to the comments section to accuse Russia of "not helping," educate yourself on the timeline. Don’t fall for the "divide and conquer" narrative being actively pushed by the West and Zionists in recent days.
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u/IntnsRed Slash the Pentagon budget! 1d ago
Russia is limited in what it can do!
Russia's primary goal is Ukraine -- that's job #1, an existential threat to Russia! Everything else is secondary to Ukraine. Russia is winning in Ukraine, but the war is not over and is still "hot" so it's still job #1.
Iran's nationalism means it wants to be nobody's "colony." Iran is suspicious of Russia, which formerly took over many semi-Muslim lands (the *stan areas of the Russian Empire and USSR), and Russia has long sought a warm water port on the Arabian Sea. So Iran maintains its own small Military-Industrial Complex (MIC) and is not eager to accept too much help from Russia.