Soğuk Savaş Sonrası Dönemde Rusya Federasyonu-İran İlişkileri
Russian Federation–Iran Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the relations between Russian Federation (RF) and Iran in the Post-Cold War Era in terms of military, security, economic and energy aspects. Firstly, security relations between the two countries are described historically and military relations are discussed briefly. By emphasizing that the relations between two countries were further strengthened due to the Syrian issue which has occupied and will continue to occupy the world agenda especially after 2012, the reasons of this issue are studied in detail. It is stated that the fundamental conflict points are the status of the Caspian Sea and demand of the dominant energy supplier in markets such as Europe, Turkey, and Balkans within the scope of the relations which are open for improvement in the field of economy and energy. It is also emphasized that the RF, which has great contributions to the Iran’s nuclear work, will have benefits but also have some points of concern after the agreement solving the Iran nuclear issue diplomatically, signed in July 2015. Finally, the relations between RF and Iran within the scope of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are discussed. As a consequent, this article claims that the RF and Iran will continue to approach each other in mutual cooperation areas, despite having conflicting interests in the region.

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