Russia, Iran and the nuclear question : the Putin record /
Robert O Freedman.
- Carlisle PA, USA : Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 2006
- vii, 54 p.
Russia has been an important source of arms for Iran and is also building a nuclear reactor at Bushehr. Iran is Russia's strongest ally in the Middle East but the relationship has drawbacks - first because it is causing Russia U.S. relations to sour, and second because hardline Islamists in Iran might challenge Russia over its policy and actions in Chechnya.