Russian expert: In its relations with Iran the West is acting according to the principle "who is stronger wins"

• Monday, February 25, 15:51

 In its relations with Iran the West is acting according to the principle "who is stronger wins," Vladimir Sazhin, senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said during a Moscow-Yerevan-Astana on Monday.

Sazhin believes that the West and Iran do not trust each other. "Iran is demonstrating a new model of life – something the West does not accept just because it accepts only its own model. And so, there can be no trust between them," the expert said.

"As regards Russia, its position is clear: it is against Iran's steps to enrich uranium but it is also against the attempts to solve this problem by means of war," Sazhin said, noting that Israel will hardly be able to confront Iran on its own, and so, it is trying to form an anti-Iranian coalition.

Sazhin doubts that Russia, the United States, China, France, the UK and Germany will be able to do anything if the United States and Iran fail to come to terms.