With an incoming Trump and the fall of Assad, Iran and Russia depend on each other - analysis
Iran and Russia are angling to position themselves before the incoming Trump administration takes office next week.
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergei Lavrov and Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani shake hands during a meeting of a BRICS group of foreign ministers, in Russia, last week. The threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah are also threats to the US, says the writer. (photo credit: MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS)Updated: