Why’d Russia Claim That Terrorists Are Trying to Infiltrate Armenia Via Iran?
What’s most important is that the border security of all multipolar states, especially those that are strategically coordinating to accelerate the global systemic transition to multipolarity like Russia (thus by extension its Armenian mutual defense ally) and Iran are, is impenetrable and that each one does what’s needed to ensure that no destabilizing forces exploit their territory to infiltrate their neighbors.
Russian-Iranian relations are presently at their best point in history as a result of the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) through the Islamic Republic serving as Moscow’s only viable logistics corridor to the global economy. Furthermore, both Great Powers teaming up with their shared Indian strategic partner to create a third pole of influence in the present bi-multipolar intermediary phase of the global systemic transition to multipolarity. It was therefore completely unexpected that Russia’s FSB Border Guard Directorate just claimed that terrorists are trying to infiltrate Armenia via Iran.
According to TASS, this security agency told Russia’s TV Channel One the following: “Recently, a tense operational situation has developed on the Armenian-Iranian section of the state border. There have been increased attempts to illegally transport narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (hashish, methamphetamine and heroin) from Iran to Armenia. Also, there have been violations of the state border by members of extremist and terrorist organizations.” The outlet also reminded everyone that Russia’s been protecting its CSTO mutual defense ally’s borders since 1992.
While it can’t be known for sure, this development could be interpreted as Russia wanting to send a public signal that Iran must fully ensure its border security with adjacent states in order for the NSTC to achieve its full game-changing geo-economic potential. Although Armenia isn’t formally part of this transregional corridor, it’s a Russian mutual defense ally whose stability is threatened by the forces that Moscow claimed are trying to infiltrate its border via Iran. To be clear, nothing that the FSB claimed should be taken to mean that Iran is deliberately allowing terrorists to exploit its territory.
Nevertheless, it’s might still understandably make some observers uncomfortable that Russia made such a sensitive statement publicly, which suggests that presumably prior efforts to resolve this issue behind closed doors have thus far been unsuccessful. That would explain why Russia might have decided to resort to the media in order to convey its displeasure at the existing state of affairs in the hopes that it’ll finally inspire some progress to be achieved. That said, it’s unclear whether Iran will respond as Russia expects since some in the Islamic Republic might interpret this as a provocation.
What’s most important is that the border security of all multipolar states, especially those that are strategically coordinating to accelerate the global systemic transition to multipolarity like Russia (thus by extension its Armenian mutual defense ally) and Iran are, is impenetrable and that each one does what’s needed to ensure that no destabilizing forces exploit their territory to infiltrate their neighbors. Something clearly isn’t right between Russia and Iran in this respect, but that doesn’t mean that the problem is irreparable nor, that does it hint that their ties might soon worsen.
