Could this be what we face in the future - Iran urges India, China & Russia to counter NATO missile system?

Any source other than Putin's mouthpiece? I would find an Indian alignment against NATO as decidedly odd. India's rapidly growing middle class hinges on Western economies and they share more in common with us than either Russia or China. The only shared concern they have there is geography.

That said, I think we have to remember that when it comes to Iran, we have a long and deservedly contentious relationship with the older generation. Any deals with Iran have to have the long game in mind as the younger crowd is less hardline, less angry and much more open to global integration. Some normalization while we wait for Khomeini to die is a good thing.

What I've learned from past history lessons and the current state of the world is that we can't actually tell what the motives are of any country and we don't know which countries would truly aligned themselves with other countries opposing NATO and western coalition countries.

Here in lies a pitfall for the both the Russians and Chinese. With both countries having issues with their Muslim minorities, would this play well for these two nations. None of these countries are in the long haul for anything, Iran in the past referred to Soviets as the lesser devil. A PAX IIRC I don't really see. Even the Chinese eventually got tired of the Soviet/Stalin mindset. None of the countries want to be second string. Who leads it? Iran, no way in hell will Putin play second fiddle to some second world religious dictator. China's Le Kiquang is not going to rollover and play second tier to Putin or Iran, he is modernizing his forces so he can play a role in hegemony in his arenas of the world and force other countries to do China's bidding.

A weak alliance is better than no alliance, but are the tow main rulers willing to go to bat with some one who would risk war with the US/Israel? China would stand the most to lose economically. Russia gains little in this arrangement. Most certainly India would go Western, wanting to be in alliance with a main player. Pakistan, whom I have no doubt is helping Iran with their nuclear program, and has signed deal with china for ports in Pakistan.

My 2 cents.