TEHRAN  – Russia said North Korea is still two to three years from being able to carry out a long-range strike on the US, offering diplomacy a chance to halt the secretive Communist states nuclear and missile programmes. “Unless we can find a political solution,” it’s “inevitable” that Kim Jong Un’s regime will have intercontinental […]

Iran’s parliamentary official Amir-Abdollahian, while voicing regret over Saudi-led campaign against Qatar, said the Islamic Republic strongly opposes any threat or pressure against regional countries. Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remark in a meeting with Qatari Ambassador to Iran Ali bin Ahmad Ali al-Sulaiti on Tuesday, adding “these arbitrary measures […]

TEHRAN – The head of Russia’s state-controlled oil giant Rosneft said it has signed a road map with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to implement “strategic” projects in Iran, the head of Igor Sechin said on Wednesday that the deal paved the way for legally-binding documents to be signed within a year, according to […]

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to meet with senior Iranian officials and participate in the second trilateral summit of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan. Putin’s plane landed in Tehran on Wednesday and he was officially received by Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Massoud Karbasian. He is scheduled […]

TEHRAN – In a joint statement at the conclusion of the 7th round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Iran, Russia, and Turkey reaffirmed commitment to settling the crisis in Syria with political processes, emphasizing the need for the conflicting parties to take confidence building measures. Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey -the guarantors of […]

TEHRAN– Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected Afghan president’s allegations about Russia’s support for Taliban and called the remarks unacceptable. “We have taken note of reports in some Afghan media of statements regarding Russia’s ‘support’ for the Taliban movement by President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai during his recent trip […]

TEHRAN – The Russian government on Saturday said there’s no hidden agenda nor political conditionality behind its donation of military weaponry and equipment to the Philippines. “We Russians, we have no hidden agenda. If we extend our help to you, we are doing that sincerely. We have no hidden agenda and political conditionality’s,” ABS-CBN quoted […]

TEHRAN – Iranian and Russian defense ministers explored avenues for the enhancement of military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in the fight against terrorism and extremism. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu talked about the latest regional and international developments and the […]

Russia has blasted the United States for denying entry to a Russian military delegation scheduled to attend a joint briefing with Chinese officials at the United Nations about America’s deployment of missile systems across the world. Alexander Emelianov, from the Russian Defense Ministry’s international cooperation committee, said Thursday that Moscow wanted to send a delegation to […]

TEHRAN – Iranian national football team’s coach Carlos Queiroz says that the match against Russia can help them gain more experience. Russia will host Iran on Tuesday in Kazan. The 2018 World Cup host defeated South Korea 4-2 on Saturday in a friendly. “I saw Russia and South Korea match and I have to say […]