Kirill Semenov is an expert with the Russian International Affairs Council and a columnist for Al-Monitor.
Moscow-Tehran relations are shaped and constrained by ideological and geopolitical developments in the Middle East and beyond.
Although Iran's expansionist aspirations are primarily aimed at the Middle East, the states of the South Caucasus and Central Asia remain in Tehran’s sights.
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