Ryabkov:

Russia to closely analyze Iran's idea of setting up gas hub

TEHRAN, Jun 08 (MNA) – Relevant Russian agencies will closely analyze Iran's idea of setting up a gas hub involving Russia, Qatar, and Turkmenistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.

20 terrorists killed in Syrian, Russian forces operation

TEHRAN, Jun 08 (MNA) – Syrian army units, in cooperation with a Russian groping, eliminated 20 militants and destroyed 30 hideouts belonging to illegal armed groups during a special operation, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov said on Wednesday.

Iran voices concern over destruction of Kakhovka dam

TEHRAN, Jun 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani on Thursday expressed concern over the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and its humanitarian, environmental, and economic effects.

Over 14,000 houses flooded after Kakhovka dam’s breach

TEHRAN, Jun 08 (MNA) – Over 14,000 houses in 15 settlements in the Kherson Region were flooded after the dam of the Kakhovka hydropower plant (HPP) was breached by Kyiv’s shelling, the regional emergency services said on Thursday.

Putin blames Kyiv for Kakhovka dam explosion as 'barbaric'

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – In a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Russian President called alleged Kyiv’s recent attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant "a barbaric act".

Iran to become grain transit hub: Russian official

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – The head of the agricultural commission at the Russian State Duma said that according to the agreement between the two countries, Iran will become a grain transit hub after the North-South corridor becomes operational.

Russia calls for intl. investigation into Kakhovka HPP dam

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – The situation with the collapse of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant's dam should become the subject of a worldwide study and investigation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan, Armenia on threshold of peace: Bayramov

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – After the end of the conflict, which lasted for about thirty years, for the first time Azerbaijan and Armenia stand on the threshold of peace, with the obligation of mutual respect, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said Tuesday.

Oil minister:

Iran to continue to increase trade with neighbors

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji says that the country will continue to increase its trade with neighboring countries.

Thousands at risk from flooding after Ukraine dam collapse

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding on both sides of the Dnipro River after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, Ukrainian officials have said, with floodwaters expected to peak on Wednesday.

No threat 'for now' to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The breach of a dam in southern Ukraine did not pose a threat to the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant for now where it said the situation was being monitored, news outlets reported.

Kremlin says Ukraine committed sabotage at Kakhovka HPP

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) –Ukraine has committed sabotage at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), and this could have grave consequences for the region’s residents as well as the environment, Kremlin Spokesman said.

Ulyanov reacts to EU statement against Iran nuclear activity

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Russia's permanent envoy to international organizations in Vienna reacted to EU's statement against Iran's nuclear program in the Atomic Agency's Board of Governors.

Armenian airline launches direct Yerevan-Tehran flight

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Flyone Armenia national airline launched Yerevan-Tehran roundtrip flights on June 6.

Russia's Foreign Minister:

US F-16s can 'accommodate' nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that US-built F-16 fighter jets could 'accommodate' nuclear weapons and warned that supplying Kyiv with them will escalate the conflict further.

Ukraine destroys part of Kakhovka Hydroelectric power plant

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The upper part of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Russia's Kherson Region was destroyed by shelling, the reservoir's dam itself was not destroyed, Novaya Kakhovka city mayor Vladimir Leontyev said.

Russia says;

Another Ukrainian offensive foiled, 8 Leopard tanks destroyed

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Russia's Defense Ministry says its forces have foiled another major Ukrainian offensive in the Donetsk region, destroying a large number of armored vehicles supplied to Kyiv by its Western allies.

Russia starts naval exercises in seas of Japan, Okhotsk

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that the country's Pacific Fleet forces have started operational exercises in the waters of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

FM spox.:

Azeri people must be scared of Israeli regime 'not' Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – The people of Azerbaijan must be scared of the Zionist regime, not the civilized and Muslim nation of Iran, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said in reaction to the recent move of Baku against Tehran.