TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Tehran and Moscow are “strategic partners”. “Russia is a friend, neighbor and strategic partner,” Rouhani said in his meeting with Putin in Tehran. Putin also said, “Iran is considered Russia’s neighbor and strategic partner.” Putin visited Tehran on […]

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 – Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Russian forces’ contribution to Syria’s counter-terrorism campaign, saying over 90 percent of the Syrian territory has been liberated from the grip of militants. On Thursday, Putin thanked Russian military servicemen who are involved in Syria’s anti-terror fight, saying they have made a change in the overall situation. “It […]

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 […]

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is to pay an official visit to Iran in early November to discuss issues of bilateral interest with his Iranian counterpart and also to take part in a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Azeri counterparts in Tehran. According to a statement issued by the Kremlin on Thursday, all preliminary measures […]

TEHRAN  – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the international community to reject the policy of double standards in fighting terrorism. “We support a complex approach in countering terrorism, proliferation of its ideology, financing of illegal armed groups, rejecting the policy of double standards in fighting the main threat of modern times,” Putin said at […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin hails his country’s destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the US of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard. Putin on Wednesday described the destruction of the chemical stockpile, which was carried out before the initial deadline, as “a historic event,” stressing it was “a huge step towards making […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for engagement with North Korea, reiterating that the US-led sanctions against Pyongyang will not resolve the intensifying tensions with the Asian country. “Without political and diplomatic tools, it is impossible to make headway in the current situation; to be more precise, it is impossible at all,” Putin said at […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow reserves the right to further cut the number of American diplomatic staff in his country after Washington targeted three more Russian facilities on US soil. “We reserve the right to take a decision on the number of US diplomats in Moscow. But we won’t do that for now. Let’s […]

TEHRAN – Conditions for improvement have been created in Syria, but anti-terrorism effort must continue in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his article in the run-up of the BRICS summit published on Friday. “Thanks to the efforts of Russia and other concerned countries that conditions have been created to improve the situation […]