Cherub786
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The Russian dominate Central Asia. The Soviet Union might be gone but they left people in place to make sure their interests are secure. Iran will work with Russians on issue that don’t conflict. The Russians don’t want to see Iranians destabilizing their strategic rear.
Iran ingress into Central Asia with be relatively small and targeted, expect IRGC “green berets” in the Fergana valley region and particularly Tajikistan; Reconstituting the “Northern Alliance”. If Masood’s son goes to Iran, it might be an indicator.
Russia is gradually losing its grip on these former Soviet republics of Central Asia. The US and increasingly China have considerable clout among them too. India is also moving in, via Afghanistan, and likewise Pakistan. At one point the Saudis had ambitions in Central Asia too, but no longer. Turkey wants to be the leader of the Turkic speaking world, and so constituted the Turkic Council which includes most of these Central Asian republics (minus Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, but plus Azerbaijan).
The truth is Russia is waning, despite the desperate attempts by the Putin regime to project power and relevance on the international stage.