The Russian leader was in Tehran to boost ties with Iran and Turkey as Russia faces isolation due to the war in Ukraine.
There is much common ground between Putin and Raisi. Both rule with an iron fist, preside over countries facing tough international sanctions and rail at the west as a corrupting force.
However, the competing interests among Russia, Iran and Turkey, might put a limit on any cooperation. Turkey, amember, has not imposed sanctions on Russia but it has sold lethal Bayraktar drones that Ukrainian forces have used to attack Russian troops in Ukraine. "Moscow is eating Tehran's lunch in commodity markets and has even fewer resources to throw at projects in Iran," Henry Rome, of the Eurasia Group think tank, told Reuters.
Iran is part of a wider group of countries which consists of China, India, Latin America and Arab and African nations that Russia wants to build closer ties with to show it can thrive under sanctions.
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