Iran and Russia Are Cementing an Alliance With Grain, Drones and Satellites
Wall Street JournalJUL 2022
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Iran is no longer seen by the West as a problem to be solved, but instead as an outright enemy that is helping to prolong the conflict in Ukraine. Tehran is on a direct collision course with the US and the West and has made a fatal mistake in choosing to side with Russia and Putin.
Establishment-critical narrative
Western propaganda is spreading lies to try to justify the prolongation of the conflict in Ukraine. Despite having long-established defense cooperation with Moscow, Tehran is not taking part in any joint project to produce drones in Russia.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 14% chance that Russia will test nuclear weapons in 2023, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
