Associate Fellow
Ruslan Suleymanov is NEST Centre Associate Fellow focusing on geopolitical issues in the Middle East. He was previously a senior correspondent with the Russian state news agency TASS in Cairo.
Russia positions itself as a potential intermediary in the Iran war to convert limited leverage in the Middle East into bargaining power over Ukraine
Despite talk of strategic partnership, mistrust defines Iran–Russia ties, with support limited and shaped by doubt, history, and regional crises
Turkey has been balancing between Moscow and Kyiv but now faces growing challenges. As tensions rise, will it maintain neutrality or reshape its regional role?
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