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Russia and Iran Team Up Against The West

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Russia's Coming to Replace China

CNN's John Defterios looks at the relationship between Iran and Russia. He says since sanctions were imposed on Tehran, it has had to compete with China for its oil market. The only customer in that market is China, officially, he says; now Iran finds itself in a position where it wants to throw in its lot with Russia economically. Do you see this as something that becomes durable or something that is a relationship of convenience that dissolves when things change?

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