The two countries were battlefield allies in Syria for years until their ally Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December. Putin has kept on good terms with Khamenei as both Russia and Iran are cast ...

The military intervention allowed Assad to reclaim control of most of Syria, making the Kremlin a key power broker in the Middle East and boosting Russia’s prestige. Putin's triumphal visit to ...

Iran is strong and powerful and will become even more powerful," Khamenei said in his first speech after Assad's fall. Syrian insurgents' lightning push to Damascus from their strongholds in the ...