TEHRAN  – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered his forces in Syria to start withdrawing, saying that after a two-year military campaign, Moscow and Damascus had achieved their mission of destroying Daesh (ISIL or ISIS). Putin made the announcement during a surprise visit to Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria’s Latakia Province where he […]

TEHRAN  – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia would respond in kind to what he said were Washington’s measures to restrict the freedom of speech of Russian media organizations operating on US soil. Putin said however that possible plans to retaliate by declaring US media operating in Russia as foreign agents may […]

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not have the authority to clarify a provision of the JCPOA known as Section T. “I would like to say absolutely clear and directly that acquiring some false topicality the theme of the IAEA work on Section T of […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian naval flotilla, comprising the homegrown Damavand destroyer and Paykan missile-launching vessel, berthed at Russia’s coastal city of Makhachkala, the capital city of the Republic of Dagestan. The commander of the Iranian naval flotilla is scheduled to meet and confer with Russian naval commanders and also President of the Republic of Dagestan […]

TEHRAN – Two Iranian films have won awards at the Zero Plus International Film Festival in Russia. “Chocolate” by director Mehdi Heidari received the award for best film in the short fiction film category, the organizers have announced. “The Mystery of Persian Carpets” (“Suzangerd”) by Masumeh Nurmohammadi won the special prize in the popular scientific […]

TEHRAN  – Russia’s Aerospace Forces have critically wounded HTS leader and former Al Nusra Front ’emir’ Abu Mohammad al-Julani in Syria. Russia’s Aerospace Forces have critically wounded HTS leader and former Al Nusra Front ’emir’ Abu Mohammad al-Julani in Syria, and killed 12 field commanders of the terrorist group which controls Idlib Governorate. “As a […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian cleric slammed the US president’s harsh remarks against Iran at the UN General Assembly as an indication of Washington’s outrage at its “ideological failures”, noting that Russia’s alliance with Iran in the war against terrorism has infuriated and frustrated Americans. The anti-Iran remarks at the UN General Assembly were made by […]

TEHRAN – UN’s efficiency could be boosted only through intergovernmental talks, said Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said he is not sure Russia will sign the US-initiated declaration on UN reforming. “I am not sure we will sign this declaration,” he told […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif departed Tehran for the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday morning. It is expected that Iranian foreign minister discuss mutual ties and regional developments with the Russian officials. Media reports said that Zarif is in a mission to convey a letter from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to […]

TEHRAN – Russia’s special envoy on Syria will meet with the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani on Monday. Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syrian Affairs, who is in Iran to meet with Iranian officials to discuss Syrian crises, is scheduled to meet with Ali Shamkhani on Monday evening. The […]