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![A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 28, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 28, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A destroyed Russian army tank is seen approximately 40 kilometers west of Kyiv in Kyiv region, April 7, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A destroyed Russian army tank is seen approximately 40 kilometers west of Kyiv in Kyiv region, April 7, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![“On the Brink of War? How U.S. Strikes on Tehran Could Dramatically Shift Russia’s War Effort”]( "“On the Brink of War? How U.S. Strikes on Tehran Could Dramatically Shift Russia’s War Effort”")
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The coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes against targets in Iran on February 28 do more than reshape the balance of power in the Middle East. They directly affect the geopolitical framework Russia has built since 2022 to sustain its war in Ukraine — that now partly depends on the Moscow–Tehran axis.![President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses during a photo session in Kyiv on February 20, 2026, ahead of an exclusive interview with AFP as Ukraine approaches the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion. (Source: Getty Images)]( "President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses during a photo session in Kyiv on February 20, 2026, ahead of an exclusive interview with AFP as Ukraine approaches the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An Iranian flag stands beside a ground-to-ground Sajil missile prior to a test launch at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An Iranian flag stands beside a ground-to-ground Sajil missile prior to a test launch at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Stacks of black-painted drone fuselages await final assembly as teams continue construction at Russia’s Yelabuga drone plant. (Source: Zvezda TV)]( "Stacks of black-painted drone fuselages await final assembly as teams continue construction at Russia’s Yelabuga drone plant. (Source: Zvezda TV)")
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