Russian newspaper: Iran and Saudi Arabia will enter into military cooperation.
While pointing to the progress of Tehran-Riyadh relations, the Russian newspaper “Izvestia” stated that the formation of a joint naval alliance will be the turn of military cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Russian newspaper “Izvestia” published an analytical report on the progress in the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia and wrote that the future of relations between Tehran and Riyadh will include military cooperation, despite the regional alliances of the United States.
The “Rayalium” website, quoting Izoistia, wrote: Tehran and Riyadh have agreed on the formation of a joint coalition in the region to ensure maritime security, which we should note, currently a maritime security coalition led by the United States is active in the Middle East.
In the continuation of the report of this Russian newspaper, we read: Nevertheless, as an alternative to the American guarantees, Tehran proposes to ensure the safety of navigation in the region in cooperation with its neighbors.
“Vasily Ostanin Golovnia”, a researcher of the Near East and Soviet Union department at the Institute of Scientific Information of Social Sciences, talked to this Russian media and noted: As long as the normalization process of Iran and Saudi Arabia is moving forward, it will bring positive results.
He goes on to say: For a long time, a geopolitical confrontation was imposed on Riyadh and Tehran, which was not only limited to the material and geographical space of the region but also included ideological and value levels. Despite these conditions, the Persian Gulf region, which was called the American Lake after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, remained essentially the same.
The Russian researcher further stated: In general, the United States has more than 64 military bases in the Middle East and nearby regions. Meanwhile, some bases were created for dual use and some were created illegally, but the United States still uses them.
In another part of the report of this Russian newspaper, it is stated: Iran and Saudi Arabia finally realized that they have common interests. Thus, the agreement to normalize diplomatic relations was announced, and then soon unexpected news about possible military cooperation will be published. This case can be called “passing the habits”; But again, most experts and analysts expect this issue to be realized in the medium term.
Continuing the conversation with Izvestia, the Russian expert pointed out the consequences of these developments in Moscow and emphasized: such initiatives will be useful for Russia because they will lead to a reduction in the role of non-regional actors in West Asia, primarily the United States and England.
In the end, he said: When there was an acute conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Russia, which has good relations with both sides, should have created an atmosphere of balance between the two countries with its positions. When they seek to strike a balance and take real steps, such as creating a joint fleet, they will at least reduce the burden of Moscow’s influence on the shoulders of the Russian diplomatic apparatus.
Admiral Shahram Irani while participating in a television interview while announcing the news that a naval alliance will be formed in the near future between Iran, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Pakistan, and India, said: “Today, the countries of the region have reached the point that if If security is to be established in the region, it can be done and established with synergy and cooperation.
