Moscow’s Options in The Wake of A US Military Confrontation with Iran

... reconnaissance (SR) data to Iran. However, even limited access to information about US troop deployments, equipment and locations could play an important role in improving Iran's defensive capabilities. Moscow clearly isn’t intending to get caught up in a military conflict between Iran and the US and thus will employ every measure possible to minimize the risks of a direct confrontation between the two powers. However, this does not mean that Russia has no other options but to remain inactive or limit her support to mere diplomatic ...