But like you said not militarily and never so much as to render Iran strong enough to withstand a Russian or Chinese assault after the US have been repelled.
I would see Russia doing with the US more like what the allies did with Russia during the previous WW, postponing their assault (on Nazi Germany/Iran) to have their "ally" and their enemy weaken eachother.
I would see Russia doing with the US more like what the allies did with Russia during the previous WW, postponing their assault (on Nazi Germany/Iran) to have their "ally" and their enemy weaken eachother.