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Iran-Russia relations go way back. The Soviet Union was the first state to recognize the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979. In 1989, Iran signed an arms deal with the USSR, and cooperation continued after its collapse.

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In May 2007, Iran was invited to join the CSTO, a Russia-led alliance intended to counter NATO, though it ultimately declined. In 2015, Putin lifted a ban on weapons sales to Iran, and Russia delivered several S-300 missile systems.

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