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Progress needed in Vienna talks: German FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for progress in Vienna talks between Iran and the P4+1 and said that
2022-01-18 19:15
Russian FM attaches great importance to Raeisi's visit

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – "President Raeisi's upcoming visit to Russia is important," according to the Russian foreign minister, adding "Real progress has been achieved at the Iran nuclear deal talks."
2022-01-14 14:58
Iran has not slowed down Vienna talks: Russia says

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Turning to the ongoing Vienna talks between Iran and P4+1, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday said that Tehran has not slowed down the Vienna talks and there is not any evidence in this regard.
2021-12-30 17:47
US, Russia top diplomats to meet in Sweden on Thursday

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to have a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the Organization for Security and Cooperation on Europe (OSCE) summit in Stockholm on Thursday.
2021-12-01 20:00
Russia hands over Beirut blast satellite images to Lebanon

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister said on Monday that Russia has delivered satellite images of the Port of Beirut on the day of last year’s devastating blast, which he said could help figure out what happened.
2021-11-22 18:30
All parties need to abide by their JCPOA obligations: Lavrov

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – "We agree with Iran on the need to fully implement the nuclear deal. Iran is ready to resume Vienna talks on the nuclear deal as soon as possible," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
2021-10-06 15:30
Iran FM departs for Russia at Lavrov's invitation

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-abdollahian left Tehran for Russia at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday afternoon.
2021-10-05 16:20
Lavrov congratulates Amir-Abdollahian on becoming Iran FM

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov congratulated Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on his winning of vote of confidence from the Iranian lawmakers to become the Iranian Foreign Minister on Wednesday.
2021-08-25 22:48
Lavrov says Taliban's talks with ex-president Karzai begun

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday that negotiations between the Taliban and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai had begun.
2021-08-22 19:00
Lavrov:

Vienna talks yield progress but decision yet to be made

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference on Tuesday Members of the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the JCPOA have reached significant progress but the final decision is yet to be made.
2021-06-01 21:17
Russia says US seeking unfair competition in all areas

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Russia on Saturday accused the United States of using IT opportunities to engage in unfair competition and of social media platforms arbitrarily and indiscriminately censoring content.
2021-03-14 14:00
Russian FM condemns US airstrike in Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – A Russian Foreign Ministry source condemned the last night airstrikes in eastern Syria as a violation of international law.
2021-02-26 13:15
Lavrov:

Iran nuclear case needs a constructive approach

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Washington to ramp up efforts for maintaining the JCPOA, noting that the case needs a constructive approach.
2021-02-24 16:10
Lavrov:

Moscow ready to sever ties with EU if hit with new sanctions

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has threatened to break ties with the European Union if the bloc introduces sanctions that put the Russian economy at risk.
2021-02-12 15:00
US’ return to JCPOA shouldn’t cause its revision: Russian FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Washington’s return to Iran nuclear deal should not be linked to any additional obligations or be made a reason to review the deal.
2021-01-28 11:50
Iran’s 20% uranium enrichment not a violation of NPT: Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry showed a reaction to Iran’s enrichment of uranium up to 20 percent, stating that Iran’s 20% enrichment of uranium is not a violation of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
2021-01-05 20:30
Russia summons EU envoys regarding sanction over Navalny case

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned several EU diplomats over Navalny case and anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the EU in relation to the incident.
2020-12-22 13:36
Russia strongly condemns terrorist attack on Fakhrizadeh

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday condemned the assassination of Iranian prominent nuclear and defense scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
2020-11-30 20:21
US sanctions on Iran futile, not to work: Lavrov

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Stating that the US sanctions on Iran are futile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the sanctions that are being used in a bid to strangle Iran did not work before and will not work now.
2020-09-18 15:50
No valid ground for raising Iran arms embargo in UNSC: Russia

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed the efforts of the United States to extend UN arms embargo against Iran which is due to expire in October.
2020-06-09 10:16
US strongly rejected proposal on humanitarian pause amid pandemic, says Lavrov

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Washington has strongly rejected a proposal on the exemption of humanitarian supplies from sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-04-21 18:29
Russia sees next Joint Commission of JCPOA as opportunity for de-escalation

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that the upcoming meeting of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA on Wednesday would be a chance to stop the escalation of tensions around the Iran nuclear deal.
2020-02-25 14:45
Lavrov says US’ assassination of Gen. Soleimani ‘brazen violation of intl. law'

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned the US’ ‘out of line’ measures against Iran including the assassination of Lieutenant General Soleimani in a Trump-ordered airstrike at Baghdad Airport on Jan. 3.
2020-02-17 10:26
Russia says attempts to overthrow Venezuela’s legitimate government ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that any attempts to topple Venezuela’s legitimate government absolutely unacceptable and that Moscow will do its best to have them condemned by the world community.
2020-02-08 16:27
Russian FM calls US demands from Iran ‘nonsense’

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described what the United States is demanding from Iran as ‘nonsense’.
2019-12-22 20:13
Moscow won’t severe ties with Beijing to make Washington happy: Lavrov

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Russia will not worsen relations with China to make the United States happy, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
2019-12-22 15:48
Russia's Lavrov:

How can Iran accept negotiations under sanctions?

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – “Iran-US crisis can be resolved via holding talks [but] how can Iran accept negotiations under sanctions?” The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked in a joint news conference with his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow.
2019-06-26 18:04
Japanese Gov. expresses concern over US sending additional troops to ME

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The Japanese government expressed concern on Tuesday over the United States’ plans to deploy additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East following the recent attacks on oil tankers in the Sea of Oman.
2019-06-18 13:10
Russia says rumors about deal with US over Iran in Syria ‘laughable’

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Aljazeera on Friday that claims about any Russian deal with US and Israeli regime over Iran in Syria are ‘laughable and not serious’.
2019-06-08 22:38
Russian FM says Iran had the right to partially suspend JCPOA commitments

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Mon. that Iran had the right to partially suspend its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.
2019-05-13 20:25