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Iran Most Important Partner of Russia in Islamic World: Official
2004-05-01
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#1  Anyone know what these Russian fools have been smoking? Poweful stuff whatever it is!
Salavyev noted that when the city of Leningrad was surrounded by German military, the Soviet Union received help through Iran.
Only after the Red Army & the Brits had occupied Iran. IIRC Reza Khan was rather pro-German & got all over-excited as Hitler's troops moved into the Caucasus, hence his decision to close the Trans-Iranian Railway in 1941 to stop war materials reaching the USSR (not a wise decision...)

Albert makachov, another MP and member of the association said, the new western cold war against Islam on the pretext of campaign against terrorism is deceiving public opinions against the Islamic World and Muslims and a new conspiracy against Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Ignoring for a moment the fact that the paragraph above doesn't make any sense, I recall Vlad saying something very different when he came to visit Blair, then the Russkies were key players in the WOT & any complaints about what the boys get up to in Chechnya were a sign of dastardly pro-Muslim sentiments.
Posted by: Dave (UK)   2004-05-01 6:37:05 AM  

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