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Russia and Iran have a troubled history despite their current alliance

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Russia - Iranian relations have a troubled history despite their current alliance.

Russia and Iran fought wars in the 18th and 19th centuries , with the Russian Empire capturing broad territories in the Caucasus and the Caspian region.

Tensions ran high in the Cold War , when Tehran was a U.S. ally under the Shah of Iran .

Moscow became an important trade partner and a key supplier of weapons and high technologies to Iran .

There are signs of growing discontent about Russia within Iran ’s powerful Revolutionary Guard , a paramilitary force answerable only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . Last week , an audio recording leaked in Iranian media with a Guard general blaming Russia for woes Iran suffered in Syria . ___ Associated Press writer Jon Gambrell in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , and Amir Vahdat in Tehran contributed..