intervention in the Syrian conflict, reached a new level with the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. New areas of cooperation emerged when both countries were excluded from the international system, reaching a peak with the sale of Iranian drones to Russia. These sales appear to have the potential to transform bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and possibly determine the very outcome of the Russia-Ukraine war itself. Before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, relations between Russia and Iran had focused on the Syrian war, nuclear technology and arms sales. Moscow allied with Tehran to prevent the... Read more on Middle East Eye: Ukraine war: Iran's sale of drones to Moscow will only increase its isolation [Middle East Eye, November 17, 2022]