Valdai Club

The fact that sovereignty of the central governments of Iraq and Syria has been strengthened is also an achievement for Iran and Russia, as the two states fight ISIS (banned in Russia).

If the current President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani is defeated, we should expect significant changes in the country's domestic and foreign policies, but this will not affect relations with Russia.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to ban travel to the US for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen may ultimately increase the US terror risk, rather than lowering it. The ban also punishes the countries that have been victims of terrorism, while the countries that were the source of most perpetrators of terrorists remain unaffected. Travel ban would radicalize individuals, and increase the threat to the US.