Russia will use its new axis of evil with Iran to exert massive pressure on the world’s democracies
It is two decades since George W Bush coined the phrase “axis of evil” to describe the rogue states that threatened the well-being of the West. And, to judge by this week’s Russo-Iranian summit, an equally deadly alliance is being formed between two states determined to undermine Western values.
The White House claims that President Vladimir Putin has been forced to embrace the ayatollahs because he finds himself totally isolated on the global stage following the invasion of Ukraine. The countries that have so far remained loyal to Moscow – North Korea, Eritrea, Belarus and Syria – can hardly be said to uphold the principles of democratic rule.
