The Impact of US Sanctions on Iran-Russia Bilateral Economic Relations

By examining the history of the relations between Iran and Russia, we find that the causes and the ups and downs of Iran-Russia relations have been influenced by the differences in the perception of the two countries and the level of perception of the bilateral relations. That is to say, Russia's view of Iran has been tactical and instrumental at many regional and bilateral levels, and Iran's view of Russia has often been based on a strategic level. It should also be kept in mind that Iran-Russia relations have always been accompanied by a security attitude that overshadows and continues to weigh on all aspects of their economic and political relations. Iran and Russia have maintained their relations with each other in spite of disturbing mentalities in different fields. In this regard, US sanctions on Iran have also had an impact on the economic relations of the two countries. The authors of this study seek to answer the question of what effect the US sanctions have had on the economic relations between Iran and Russia? The possible answer to this question is that Russia had been in line with the US before Western sanctions against Iran, but economic relations between Iran and Russia have been strengthened since the United States left the JCPOA. This research is a descriptive-analytic study using library data and electronic resources.