>>508531956 (OP)Russia and China are close, but neither had the same relationship with Iran like they did with each other. Since 2022, Russia has repeatedly signaled its readiness to form formal military alliances with Iran. But Iran chose not to commit. Tehran likes to play different sides and wanted to leave the door open for talks with the West as we saw in the past with the Obama deal. With the Israel strikes and US bombings, all trust is broken. The attacks will now drive Iran closer to Russia and China