The Telegraph: Trump Trapped Putin In A Trap
- 28.06.2025, 11:28
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The American leader is covertly assembling a deck of cards to play against the head of the Kremlin.
Russia has shied away from intervening in the situation with Iran, and aside from condemning US attacks and promising unspecified aid to the Iranian people, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has not announced the delivery of any specific military equipment to Tehran.
And this despite the fact that in January Moscow and Tehran signed a comprehensive strategic partnership pact that includes military-technical cooperation, Rebecca Koffler noted in a piece for The Telegraph Rebecca Koffler.
The columnist believes that Russia's failure to provide tangible support for Iran could lead to it "losing a supposedly valuable ally whose friendship Moscow likes to parade as a bogeyman whenever it wants to threaten the West."
But as Koffler noted, if Putin decided to help Tehran rearm, perhaps by providing new air defense systems, it would likely anger U.S. President Donald Trump, who may decide to increase arms supplies to Ukraine in response.
Russian political analyst Fedor Lukyanov revealed the thought process behind Putin's decision to do nothing. "The Russian Federation has a strategic partnership with Iran, and a very fragile and meaningful relationship with the U.S. administration has begun to develop." In addition, as the political analyst pointed out, Putin has a working relationship with Israel's leadership. Making a choice "was clearly not in the Kremlin's plans," he said.
The columnist noted that Putin has long maintained a careful balance between Iran and Israel, keeping an open partnership with the ayatollahs and a covert alliance with Israel. He views both as strategically valuable to Russia's geopolitical influence in the Middle East.
Koffler noted that Putin expresses hypocritical support for Tehran through diplomatic song and dance. She recalled that the day after the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the Kremlin, Putin pledged support for the Iranian people but did not authorize arms shipments.
"Putin's decision not to provide direct assistance to Iran is particularly important in light of the fact that Iran has sent Russia impressive shipments of weapons for its war against Ukraine. These include short-range ballistic missile systems, the Fath 360 missile system and the Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 kamikaze drones. Iran's assistance has allowed Russia to reserve more advanced missiles with longer ranges for other targets, allowing Moscow to better utilize its arsenal against Ukraine," the columnist described the situation.
Koffler emphasized that Moscow's lack of reciprocity indicates that Putin is seriously concerned about the possibility of increased U.S. support for Ukraine.
"It also indicates that Trump is covertly assembling a deck of cards to play against Putin when the time comes. Perhaps it will help him finally fulfill his promise to end Russia's war against Ukraine," the columnist concluded.
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