Vladimir Putin arrives in Iran today to forge a fearsome new alliance, with both sanction-hit countries united by their hatred for the West.
The Russian leader will meet President Raisi and Ayatollah Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, during the talks aimed at boosting ties between the regimes.
It is only the second time Putin has been abroad since launching his brutal invasion of Ukraine five months ago.
The meeting comes amid warnings from the US last week that Iran is…