Middle East Analitika

   Dr. Miad Nakhavali CEO at Middle East Analitika What is the relationship between Russia, Iran, and Serbia in the Western Balkans? To properly respond to this question, it is necessary to comprehend the relationship between these countries in light of various critical elements, including the anti-Western sentiment, NATO threat, past unfavorable experiences, and of course profitable business dealings. During the Balkan War of the 1990s, we saw a series of sanctions, followed by the NATO bombing of Belgrade in the late 1990s, and EU support for isolating Serbia at that time. As a long-time ally of Serbia, Russia did not support NATO and the EU's policy of isolating Belgrade during the 1990s, nor did it support American involvement in the region or Kosovo's independence. In the meantime, since the 2000s, Russia's general policy toward the Western Balkan countries has been more opportunistic, and Russians see the Western Balkans as a chance to challenge EU and NATO calculatio

                                                     Dr. Miad Nakhavali CEO at Middle East Analitika While there are numerous claims currently being made regarding Iran and Russia's proximity in light of the war in Ukraine, we need to look more closely at this relationship to determine whether it is tactical or strategic in nature.  We know that, before the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the Shah of Iran supported the West and was even referred to as the American gendarme in the Middle East. Thus, Iran's perception of the Soviet Union as a country and communism as an ideology was exceedingly negative at the time of his reign. The relationship did not improve, however, after the victory of the Islamic Republic in 1979. The Islamic Republic chose to prioritize Shia Islamic ideology a s its first priority for both domestic and foreign policy .  As a result,  Both communism and liberalism could not coexist with Khomeini's interpretation of Islam, and he desired to make his country

                                                                                    Dr. Miad Nakhavali CEO at Middle East Analitika While many do not presume that the Persian Spring in 2009 had a direct impact on the Arab Spring in late 2010, there is no doubt that the direction of developments in Iran, the nation's desire for change, and the role of the media all had a significant impact on the region's overall political and social environment. Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, Iran, one of the most powerful countries in the Middle East with an authoritarian regime, has had numerous national uprisings against the system. The 2009 uprising, however, was significantly larger and more widespread than any preceding movement up until that point. That was the year the administration chose to manipulate the election results in order to re-elect Ahmadinejad.  However, despite the massive uprising against the regime in Iran, the protests were suppressed by the sy