TEHRAN – Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) and Russian Trade and Economic Development Council signed an agreement on expanding cooperation in oil, gas, rail and air industries yesterday. According to reports, Iran’s IDRO Group Managing Director Mansour Moazzami signed the deal with his Russian counterpart. After the signing the agreement, Moazzami said […]

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed on Wednesday Western concern over Turkey’s deal to procure an S-400 air defense system from Russia and said the NATO member will continue to take its own security measures. “They went crazy because we made the S-400 agreement. What were we supposed to do, wait for you? […]

TEHRAN  – Russia’s military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have retaken about 85 percent of the territory once controlled by Takfiri militants. “To date, 85 percent of Syria’s territory has been cleared of the militants of illegal armed groups,” Alexander Lapin, chief of staff of the Russian military contingent in Syria, said, Ria Novosti reported. […]

TEHRAN – The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said in a statement that Russia and Turkey had reached an agreement on Russian S-400 missile systems deliveries to Turkey. Moscow and Ankara reached an agreement on the delivery of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey and signed a contract, the cooperation said on Tuesday. Turkish […]

TEHRAN – Iranian biotech medicines exported to Russia have taken over the country’s market 100% and have replaced their American versions, according to National Talents Foundation. Meanwhile, Iran’s status in the field of knowledge-based and innovative economy has leaped 42 places in global indexes in 2016 and reached 78th place from 120th in 2014. Drug […]

TEHRAN  – Municipal and regional elections kick off on Sunday in 82 administrative entities in Russia. Polling stations are opening across Russia on Sunday in 82 administrative entities out of 85. Governors will be elected in 16 regions, local parliamentary elections will be held in six, and by-elections will be held for the federal parliament. […]

Russia has initiated legal action against the United States over Washington’s seizure of Russian diplomatic posts on American soil. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov notified his US counterpart Rex Tillerson about that development during a phone conversation on Tuesday. “When discussing international relations, Lavrov pointed out that the seizure of Russian diplomatic property on US […]

A Russian frigate in the Mediterranean Sea has fired a salvo of Kalibr cruise missiles at militants near the western Syrian city of Dayr al-Zawr. The frigate Admiral Essen of the Russian Black Sea fleet fired the missiles on Tuesday morning, a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said. The barrage destroyed a communications center, […]

Russian energy companies Zarubezhneft, Gazprom Neft and Lukoil have submitted plans to the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to develop oil fields in Iran. Zarubezhneft representatives outlined their plans to increase the recovery rate of oil from the Aban and West Paydar fields, Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum announced on Monday. A memorandum of understanding for […]

TEHRAN – BRICS Leaders’ Meetings have officially kicked off in the coastal Chinese city of Xiamen.  Meetings of the BRICS nations’ leaders have officially started in China’s southeastern city of Xiamen, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday. Leaders of the five bloc’s nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — have exchanged welcoming handshakes. […]