Lavrov backs Tehran, but does Russia also gain from the US-Iran crisis?

EXPLAINER News | US-Israel war on Iran Lavrov backs Tehran, but does Russia also gain from the US-Iran crisis? Moscow pledges support to its sanctioned ally, but analysts say the war that Iran wants to end has filled Russia’s coffers. On Tuesday, Araghchi wrote on X: “Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now.” But Russia’s position is not straightforward.