Israel has been a longtime partner/ally(ish) in that part of the world. With the normalization of relations between them and 4 of the biggest arab/muslim majority powers in the area, we've got a good start on a bloc to hedge Iran's fuckery.
Note, Russia and Iran are allies of convenience, not ideology. Russia gives them enough support to enable them to be a serious threat to the other arab states in the region to keep things destabilized, allowing them to protect access to the few seaports they have that are navigable year round.
If Iran had the means to go it alone, they'd stab Russia in the back in a fraction of a heartbeat, gleefully, and if Russia had uncontested claims to coastal property in the region, they'd tell Iran to go fuck itself, and Israel would have more or less free reign to go gloves off with Iran.
Israel has been a longtime partner/ally(ish) in that part of the world. With the normalization of relations between them and 4 of the biggest arab/muslim majority powers in the area, we've got a good start on a bloc to hedge Iran's fuckery.
Note, Russia and Iran are allies of convenience, not ideology. Russia gives them enough support to enable them to be a serious threat to the other arab states in the region to keep things destabilized, allowing them to protect access to the few seaports they have that are navigable year round.
If Iran had the means to go it alone, they'd stab Russia in the back in a fraction of a heartbeat, gleefully, and if Russia had uncontested claims to coastal property in the region, they'd tell Iran to go fuck itself, and Israel would have more or less free reign to go gloves off with Iran.