Posts Tagged: Russia Iran
Ukraine Closes on Mideast Deals to Help Counter Iranian Drones
Ukraine is close to clinching several security agreements — including with the UAE and Qatar — to counter Iranian attacks, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding that he...
Ukraine Has ‘Irrefutable’ Evidence of Russia Providing Intelligence to Iran, Zelenskiy Says
Ukraine's military intelligence has "irrefutable" evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday after meeting the head of military intelligence. "Russia is using its own signals intelligence and electronic intelligence capabilities, as well as...
Russia Says Uranium Proposal for Iran Is Still on the Table
Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a proposal to remove uranium from Iran as part of a deal to ease US concerns was still on the table, but that it was for Tehran...
Kremlin Says Putin Is Mediating in Iran Situation to Try to Deescalate
President Vladimir Putin is mediating in the Iran situation to try to quickly deescalate tensions, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the Russian leader spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Moscow, an ally...
China, Russia Join Iran in Rejecting European Move to Restore Sanctions on Tehran
UN Security Council permanent members China and Russia backed Iran on Monday in rejecting a move by European countries to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran loosened a decade ago under a nuclear agreement. A letter signed by the...
Russia Says It’s Worried About Threat of New Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Russia said on Wednesday it was concerned about the threat of new strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, and that a deal on Tehran's nuclear program could be reached through dialogue. Israel and the United States bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June...
Russia Tells US Not to Strike Iran, Warns of Nuclear Catastrophe
Russia is telling the United States not to strike Iran because it would radically destabilize the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, and Moscow said Israeli strikes risked...
Russia Says It’s Ready to Remove Highly Enriched Uranium From Iran
Russia said on Wednesday it stood ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran and convert it into civilian reactor fuel as a potential way to help narrow US-Iranian differences over the Islamic Republic's nuclear...
Putin Has Invitation to Visit Iran, but Dates Have Yet to Be Set, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has an invitation to visit Iran, but the dates have not yet been agreed on, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Iran's government spokesman Fatemeh Mohajerani was quoted...
Russian Lower House of Parliament Ratifies 20-Year Pact Between Russia and Iran
Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Tuesday ratified a 20-year strategic partnership between Russia and Iran. The strategic partnership document was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Jan. 17 and represented a deepening...
Russia Defends Iran’s Right to Nuclear Program Ahead of US-Israel Talks
Iran has the right to peaceful atomic energy and is acting in line with international law, the Kremlin said on Friday as the United States and Israel prepare for high-level talks on Tehran's...
Kremlin Says Iran’s Nuclear Program Will Be Subject of Future Russia-US Talks
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran's nuclear program, a subject it said had been "touched upon" in an initial round of US-Russia talks last month. Bloomberg reported...
Russian Missile Experts Flew to Iran Amid Clashes With Israel
Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters...
Iran Rejects Nuclear Talks With US as Trump Admin Ramps Up ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday rejected the possibility of nuclear talks with the United States, which imposed new sanctions on Iran's oil industry...
