'The reality is that Russians and Iranians need each other right now,' Burns said.
By Olivia GazisCIA Director William Burns downplayed the utility of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Iran on Wednesday, saying an alliance between the two countries would be limited by their historic rivalry in energy exports and an overall lack of trust.
Burns, who spoke at the annual Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, also acknowledged a declassified U.S. intelligence assessment cited last week by national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who announced during a White House briefing thatIranian President Ebrahim Raisi greets Russian President Vladimir Putin before a trilateral meeting on Syria with Turkish President in Tehran on July 19, 2022.
"There are limits, I think, to the ways in which they're going to be able to help one another right now," he said. In a later exchange on Wednesday, Burns said Putin's"bet" in Ukraine was that he would be successful in a, wearing down the Ukrainian military and economy and waiting out waning resilience from Europe and the United States, even as his own military's losses mounted. He said assessments showed the Russians have lost an estimated 15,000 soldiers, with triple that number wounded.
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