Iran-Russia

Iran finalizes Su-35 fighter jets purchase deal from Russia

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iran's UN mission reportedly said that the country has finalized the contract for the purchase of Sukhoi-35 aircraft from Russia, but the information about the number of these aircraft and the delivery time is confidential.

Raeisi, Putin confer on bilateral ties over phone

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi held a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday.

Tehran-Moscow-Caracas ties close, stable, Venezuela FM terms

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Hailing the stable ties among Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister said that Caracas enjoys a close cooperation with the states in the field of energy, food, information technology, and transportation.

Moscow, Tehran should fortify transit infrastructure: envoy

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Iran and Russia should strengthen transit infrastructure, with the North-South international transport corridor playing an important role in it, Tehran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said, according to Russian media.

Russian ministry:

Iran, Russia ready to create joint chamber of commerce

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Russia and Iran are ready to create a joint chamber of commerce, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development reported.

Iranian foreign minister to visit Moscow in near future

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Russia in the near future, the ambassador of Iran to Moscow says.

Munich conference losing importance without Tehran, Moscow

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – A senior Russian diplomat says excluding Moscow and Tehran from the 2023 Munich Security Conference shows that the annual event is losing its significance.

Iran, Russia hold conference on scientific cooperation

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – International conference on the prospect of scientific cooperation between Iran and Russia was held in Tehran on Tuesday.

Iran-Iraq football friendly match cancelled: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – According to local Iraqi media, the friendly match between the national football teams of Iran and Iraq will not take place.

Gazprom chief coming to Iran for talks: embassy

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Alexey Miller, the CEO of Russia's Gazprom company, will visit Tehran on Tuesday to hold talks with senior officials of Iran's oil and gas sector to discuss future cooperation, Iran embassy in Moscow said Monday.

Dutch FM:

New EU sanctions package blacklists 121 Russian entities

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The EU’s new sanctions package against Russia comprises 121 individuals and legal entities, Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Saturday, according to media reports.

Iran-Russia military coop. goes against no third country

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said Friday that Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will soon go to Moscow, adding that Iran-Russia military and defense cooperation is not against any third country.

Iran, Russia discuss developing cultural cooperation

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – The head of Iran's Islamic Culture and Communication Organization called for establishing cultural cooperation between Iran and Russia at regional and international levels.

Putin:

Developing North-South Corridor to deepen Iran-Russia ties

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Russia is developing International North–South Transport Corridor, which opens prospects for deeper cooperation with India, Iran and Pakistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Iran's Sepahan, Russia's Zenit football clubs sign deal

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Alexander Medvedev, Director General at Zenit St. Petersburg, and Mohammadreza Saket, Sepahan general manager, signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two clubs on Friday.

Iran envoy:

Russia, Iran may declare visa-free regime in 2023

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Moscow and Tehran may agree on introduction of visa-free regime in 2023, Iranian envoy to Moscow Kazem Jalali said during a press conference Monday, adding that Iran is currently waiting for Moscow’s response on this issue.

Grossi rules out Russia transferring nuclear tech to Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday that he does not believe that Russia allegedly receives combat drones from Iran in exchange for nuclear technologies.

Israeli regime admits to taking subversive actions in Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Zionist regime's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview admitted to the regime's subversive actions in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran-Russia banking SWIFT-like system launched

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – An official with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Sunday that Iran and Russia signed an MoU to connect their banking messaging systems through which financial and banking exchanges will be facilitated.

CIA chief, Zionist officials discuss Iran in Tel Aviv

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns, in a visit to the Palestinian Occupied Territories, discussed Iran-related issues with Zionist officials.

Raeisi:

Iran pursues full implementation of agreements with Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – President Raeisi told visiting State Duma's chairman that Tehran seriously pursues the full implementation of agreements with Russia, adding that Iran-Russia ties benefit the entire region.

Envoy:

Iran-Russia interactions strengthens axis of emerging powers

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Referring to the visit of the Russian State Duma Speaker to Iran, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow called for the continuation of interactions between Tehran and Moscow.

Raeisi describes Iran-Russia energy, transit coop as positive

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi described cooperation between the two neighboring countries of Iran and Russia in energy and transit fields as constructive and positive.

Iranian, Russian officials discuss develping sports coop.

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Sports and Youths Affairs held a meeting with the visiting Russian President’s Special Aide Igor Levitin on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of sports.

Putin's Special Aide:

Russia ready to aid Iran to supply goods for regional states

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Russian President’s Special Aide says Moscow is ready to cooperate with Tehran to supply food products and basic goods to the regional countries.  

Shamkhani:

Iran-Russia economic coop. in line with strategic agreements

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says that Iran and Russia are strengthening their economic cooperation in line with strategic agreements through constant efforts and firm determination.

Iran, Russia FMs talks for tomorrow postponed: Moscow

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Russia's foreign minister said in a statement Monday that the talks scheduled for tomorrow January 17 between Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart have been postponed to another time.

Lavrov to host Iranian counterpart next Tuesday

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The Russian foreign ministry said Thursday that the foreign ministers of Iran and Russia will discuss the revival of the JCPOA and establishment the free trade zone agreement between the two countries on January 17 in Moscow.

Iran, Russia envoys hold talks in Vienna

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iran and Russia permanent representatives to international organizations in Vienna met and held talks in the Austrian capital on Tuesday evening.