Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi (center) and Turkey’s head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Russia, Iran, Turkey: At first glance, these three countries seem to have little geopolitical or economic relevance. In terms of gross domestic product, all three countries play in the second division worldwide. Russia is being punished for its aggressive war, Iran is isolated because of its uranium enrichment and Turkey is plagued with record inflation.
However, in the shadow of this perceived isolation, the three countries are working to expand their influence around the world, as the summit of the three heads of state in Iran demonstrated. This applies in particular to Russia. Western sanctions are pushing Kremlin leaders to forge closer strategic ties with other countries. In Tehran, this anti-Western alliance was further developed. And the West should not underestimate this.
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