Russia and Iran have agreed to complete a railroad that would link Russia with ports on the Persian Gulf, providing a transportation lifeline – via Azerbaijan as a critical link – for the two sanctions-hit countries. The presidents of Russia and Iran, Vladimir Putin and Ibrahim Raisi, signed an agreement on May 17 to build a 170-kilometer section of the railroad in northern Iran, from Astara on the Azerbaijani border to the city of Rasht.When tha...

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