This is still a loosely connected group of countries, I wouldn't use the word alliance, that would imply a willingness to fight for each other. There have been tensions – after the attacks by the United States and Israel, Iran was on the defensive, but Moscow left Tehran without help. Iran has clearly weakened: in addition to the aforementioned attacks, they lost in Syria, and Russia no longer depends on them for the supply of attack drones. The two Americans who participated in the Zapad-2025 exercise received much more attention in the Ukrainian media than the 65 Indian military personnel who participated in the exercise. Photo: Ivan Belopushkin/ZUMAPRESS.com65 Indian military personnel at the Zapad-2025 exercise – was this also a signal to Washington (although they already participated in Zapad-2021 with 200 military personnel)?