The statement of Said Mohammad Sadr, a member of Iran’s Expediency Council, has sparked major debates on both regional and international political arenas. According to him, during the 12-day intense conflict between Iran and Israel in June, Russia provided Israel with intelligence about the locations of Iran’s air defense systems. Sadr openly revealed this in an interview with Synergyir channel, reported by Kommersant.
In Sadr’s view, the course of events proved that the notion of a strategic alliance with Russia is meaningless. “Moscow only verbally told us that it did not approve of Israel’s attack on Iran. But in practice, on the contrary, it assisted them. This renders the idea of strategic partnership baseless,” he said.
The Iranian official also cited Moscow’s cooperation with other states. “For instance, Turkey is a NATO member. And what is NATO? It is an organization directed against Russia. Yet Moscow agreed to sell Turkey the S-400 defense system. This is not the ‘strategic partnership’ we have long been discussing, but rather cooperation based solely on economic interests,” he stated.
At the same time, Sadr stressed that he is not in favor of a complete severance of relations between Moscow and Tehran. In his opinion, these ties should be preserved, but Russia cannot be fully trusted. “We must understand the reality and not see Russia as an absolutely reliable partner,” he added.
Thus, Said Mohammad Sadr’s remarks have raised new questions around Russia–Iran relations. Experts believe that this statement may not only affect the strategic ties between the two countries but also signal the beginning of new shifts in regional politics. Analysts and observers are closely watching to see what consequences this contradiction in Moscow–Tehran relations might bring.
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