Russia’s strong ties with both Israel and Iran could help it emerge as a power broker
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FILE - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive for a signing ceremony following talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a meeting on a state arms program in Moscow, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2020. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP, File)Smoke rises from an attack in Tehran, Iran, by Israel on Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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FILE - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive for a signing ceremony following talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
