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This represents an opportunity for Iran to procure arms from Russia since they effectively are losing almost all major clients outside of a bunch of failed/struggling states.
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i agree and even go one step further. I think that Iran can adapt much more Russian technology and bring it to Iran. Iran has certainly done this before, with the difference that Iran is now even in a better negotiating position than before the war because Iran simply has more to offer the Russians and in Russia the need for foreign aid has grown strongly. It almost feels like Iran is cutting off a part of Russian technology and ability and incorporating it into itself.
Russia has alot to offer for Iran specially in fields of Aerospace engineering and Navy.
Hypersonic engines for aircraft
hypersonic aircraft projects
Space Sciences, specially advanced Rocket Motors
Submarine technology
Aircraftcarrier (maybe both can go for a joint drone carrier project)
and lot more.
Both can do combined projects for advanced machinery and production equipment which both sides had to import from other countries.
Russia and Iran can cooperate in the path of self sufficiency which will boost everything in that direction.
By the way...turkeys super weapons programms: Today I read in german news that Germany thinks about sanctions and a harder policy against Erdogan because Erdogan is playing to much his own game agaionst the NATO. For example he wants to join SCO.
I think if Erdogan continues his way.....one day turkey will be sanctioned and all these fancy games of turkish industry will get into serious trouble. On the other hand Countries of SCO (Also Iran) will help out and Iran will get hands on western technology.
There are many critic points against Erdogan from west (not mentioned much until now)
-Turkeys strong Buisness relation with Iran
-Turkeys policy in Syria with kurds
-Turkey wanted to hinder the joining of new NATO members
-Turkeys relationship with Russia (Turkey is even more activ economically with russia after the war than before the war)
Problem for the West is that West cant really do something against this. It is not possible to throw somebody out of NATO.