Emerging Dynamics and Prospects in Iran-Russia Relations:Navigating the New World Order

In recent years, the discourse surrounding shifts in the world order, the factors driving the changes in political, economic, and cultural fields, and the implications of these changes for different countries have emerged as serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. The changes are being evaluated at the global level with focus on how countries interact with one another and how international conflicts are resolved. Additionally, there has been a rise in policies promoting alignment and the division of the world into eastern and western camps. Indeed, the alignment of the eastern camp comprising China, Russia, and India, and the western camp consisting of the United States and its western allies, appears to set the stage for the emergence of a new international system. In this situation, by establishing the strategy of looking to the East and trying to create more balance in its foreign relations, Iran has tried to increase its power in foreign policy in various military and political scenes and by exerting influence on other actors. Furthermore, the relations between Russia and Iran, especially in recent years, have always been of a friendly nature and have developed without any particular ups or downs. The leaders of both countries share the same opinion about the current unipolar system, the unilateral approach, and the sanctions-oriented approach of the United States and strongly emphasize the change of the international structure and the creation of a new world order. This article analyzes the subject through an analytical approach focusing on opportunities that the new world order presents for Iran-Russia relations.