TEHRAN – Ali Khorram, a senior analyst and former Iranian ambassador to UN bodies in Vienna, says the recent U.S.-led attack against Syria was an act of retaliation against Russia and Iran. Speaking with ISNA, Khorram said the U.S., Britain and France could not have launched an extensive war against Syria due to fears of […]

Major General Igor Konashenkov Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation lashed out that UK government and expounded on the way of recent chemical attacks on Syria’s Douma city and said, “opposition groups to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out such heinous act with insistence and pressure of British government.” Given […]

Russia said the Syrian army has liberated Douma, the last Eastern Ghouta town under militant control, less than two months into its counter-terrorism operation in the suburban area near the capital, Damascus. “The raised state flag over a building in the town of Douma has heralded the control over this location and therefore over the […]

TEHRAN- The Central Securities Depository of Iran (CSDI) and Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to connect the capital markets of both countries, IRNA reported. The MOU was signed between the Managing Director of CSDI Hossein Fahimi and the Chairman of the Executive Board of NSD Eddie Astanin in Moscow. […]

TEHRAN – In an unexpected visit to Tehran, Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President Putin’s Envoy for Syria, who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday and held a closed-door meeting with SNSC Secretary Rear Admiral Shamkhani, to exchange viesws on latest developments in Syria. Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Special Envoy for Syria, who arrived in Tehran […]

An agreement on parliamentary cooperation was signed between Iran and Russia on Monday in Tehran. The agreement was inked by Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on Monday in Tehran. The signing took place following a meeting between Larijani and the […]

 Russia is considering an option of payments for oil in national currencies, in particular with Turkey and Iran, TASS quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. The parties are interested in it but there is also a matter of conversion of currencies and their further use, Novak told reporters on Saturday. “There is a […]

Russian President Putin’s Special Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev reaffirmed on Wednesday that the next round of Astana Peace Process Conference will be held in May 14-15 in Astana. Head of the Russian delegation to Astana meetings Alexander Lavrentiev announced on Wednesday that the 9th round of Astana is scheduled to be held in mid-May. […]

Iran’s ambassador to Russia and Russian deputy minister of foreign affairs have held talks to discuss more consular cooperation and visa facilitation for both countries’ citizens. In the Saturday meeting, Mehdi Sanaei and Yevgeny Ivanov discussed bilateral cooperation including visa facilitation for both countries’ citizens. The two sides emphasized the need for the development of […]

TEHRAN- Exports of Iranian products to Russia will be doubled within the next two months, the chairman of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce announced. Asadollah Asgaroladi also said that the value of trade between the two countries has reached $2.2 billion in the current Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20), adding Iran’s exports to […]