Not to defend Iran, but to be neutral. China and India are also helping Russia buying their goods, this doesn't mean that we should try to be in good therms with them.
With the JCPOA treaty, we were building a good relationship with Iran, until the US pulled out for no reason in 2018 and the vassalized EU followed shortly.
E2E encryption it's not the only feature that matters. By the way, I am not promoting Telegram, I only mean that relying on US-centric infrastructure is bad because you can be disconnected away at any moment.
The difference is that Russia didn't have dozens of military bases in Ukraine, nor was its digital infrastructure provided by Russian companies, nor did its military rely extensively on Russian materials. Meanwhile, this is the case with Europe and the USA, and the sad reality is that Americans have so much leverage that they can do everything they want with Europe.
This "rule-based world" doesn't exist, and it never existed. An acceptable international order can only be guaranteed by an equilibrated balance of might between the different powers.
Not to defend Iran, but to be neutral. China and India are also helping Russia buying their goods, this doesn't mean that we should try to be in good therms with them.
With the JCPOA treaty, we were building a good relationship with Iran, until the US pulled out for no reason in 2018 and the vassalized EU followed shortly.