Rosatom: Putin’s Nuclear Arm in the Middle East

Rosatom: Putin’s Nuclear Arm in the Middle East

For those who seek to recalibrate their relationships with the United States, Putin’s nuclear arm remains an attractive option.

Image: Sergei Kiriyenko (R), then head of the Russian state nuclear monopoly Rosatom, and Ali Akbar Salehi, then head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, shake hands during a signing ceremony in Moscow, November 11, 2014. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov