Steve Rosenberg: Russian Media Continue to List Benefits for Moscow from Iran War

Mar 16, 2026 | The Russian newspapers continue to write about how Russia benefits from the Iran war. Writing about Donald Trump, one paper says the US president has "made a mistake as old as the world. It's a feature of personalistic regimes. He comes to believe in his own genius. Those around him say only what he wants to hear. He takes a decision in a narrow circle of one of two trusted persons…as a result the blitzkrieg scenario didn’t work." Plus, a Russian lawyer who believes "the USSR is alive, not only in our hearts."