Russia views Iran's stability as a buffer and corridor node linking the South Caucasus, the Caspian, and Central Asia, which is important given Russia's stretched capacity.

Authors

• Person: Yucheng Hou Organization: Ciris
  Iran at a Crossroads: Legitimacy, External Pressure and Regional ...

Sources

• Iran at a Crossroads: Legitimacy, External Pressure and Regional ... www.ciris.info Yucheng Hou · Ciris via serper

Referenced by nodes (5)

• Russia entity
• Central Asia location
• South Caucasus location
• Iran entity
• Caspian Sea location