ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
That's something I can't understand / figure it out!!!I can answer question 3. Iran's government has been selling missiles and other weapons to the Russians. I doubt if there is much left in the way of sanctions that could be applied against Iran. I think there is a continuing effort to strengthen/ renew/ restart/ reanimate/...nuclear power negotiations with Iran so I don't think the West will want to come down too heavily on Iran.
As to question 1, I hope Russia is paying too much.
It seems to me, after doing no research at all, most of the Shahed drones are downed with million dollar missiles.
Everyone is aware of Iranian AF... A working museum... It needs serious renewals... From chain of command to giant metal beasts...
From my pov, it would be good opportunity to enforce Russians to give us equipment, instead of money... TBH, money won't be in use, you know the reason.
However, as I mentioned in another thread that how politians have destroyed other opportunities to renewal the AF.
Needless to mention "historical" debts, both world wars and prior to them, Russo-Persian wars... They never payed the money they had to.
In my eyes, Like many other Iranians, there is no difference among Russians, Arabs, English, Chinese, Greeks, Turks, Mongols, Romans, Portuguese, etc. I hate all of them [important notice: I'm talking about when they have invaded my country, except Arabs, I hate them, because of Islam, even today.]! All of them are invaders and shall pay for it, costly and dearly.
Putting all these together, what do you think the relation between two countries go???
Will Iran be able to enforce its demands in a "friendly" manner? Will Russia accept to sell / give equipment, training and support to Iran?
Beside these, how the relation between two countries, affect other nations... China, Ukraine, the rest of the world?