Maria Zakharova

Iran-IAEA accord platform for reviving JCPOA

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova welcomed the one-month extension of the Iran-IAEA agreement and stressed that a platform has now been prepared for the continuation of negotiations to revive the JCPOA.
2021-05-25 17:16
Iran, Russia confer on cultural, diplomacy coop.

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh met and held talks with his Russian counterpart, Maria Zakharova, on the expansion of cultural, media and diplomacy cooperation.
2021-04-13 19:40
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
US has lost right to lecture other states on civil freedoms

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said that the new US administration should first and foremost turn an attentive ear to its own citizens and not conduct a witch-hunt at home.
2021-02-26 21:00
West cannot solve global issues without Russia, China: spox

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – A spokesperson with the Russian Foreign Ministry slammed the Western countries' decision for trying to solve global issues within a private circle.
2021-02-21 09:40
US sending signals of readiness to return to JCPOA: Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that the United States new administration is sending signals of principled readiness to return to the JCPOA.
2021-02-04 21:31
Moscow urges US politician not to interfere Russian affairs

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asked US politician Jake Sullivan to respect international law and Russia’s laws and to tackle his own countries’ issues instead of commenting on Navalny case .
2021-01-18 09:22
Iran vanguard of fight against terrorism: Russian FM spox.

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Islamic Republic of Iran is pioneer in the fight against terrorism and terrorist activities.
2021-01-16 12:09
Zarif to visit Moscow soon: Russian FM spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Fri. that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Jan. 26.
2021-01-15 18:47
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
Moscow backs amb. comments on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Moscow said it is surprised by the Israeli regime’s aggravated reaction to the issues raised by Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov on West Asia’s issues, adding that it backs his comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2020-12-26 15:00
US return to JCPOA must have no preconditions: Moscow

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – The United States must return to the fold of the Iranian nuclear deal without any preconditions or extra demands, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
2020-12-25 11:05
Zarif to visit Moscow to discuss JCPOA, Nagorno-Karabakh

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that Iranian FM is scheduled to visit Moscow to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh and issues of mutual interests.
2020-11-19 15:10
Russia not rule out possibility of US returning to JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia does not turn down the possibility of US returning to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
2020-11-13 20:00
Russia to continue technical-military coop. with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said that Russian Federation will continue technical-military cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran despite US threats.
2020-10-23 01:00
'Weapons embargo against Iran not linked with nuclear deal'

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Restrictions on weapons supplies to Iran were not linked with the settlement of the situation around Iran’s nuclear program, of which all the parties to the talks were aware from the very beginning, Maria Zakharova said.
2020-10-15 19:30
'US attempts to renew sanctions on Iran lack legal basis'

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US initiatives to renew the UN Security Council’s resolutions on sanctions against Iran lack legal basis and will inevitably fail.
2020-08-21 12:35
Iran, Russia discuss on broadening bilateral media coop.

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA)- Spokespersons of Iranian and Russian Foreign Ministry discussed about ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of media and to counter unrealistic atmosphere created by western states through video conference on Tue.
2020-08-11 22:00
Russia says putting pressure on Iran against claims of commitments under JCPOA

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that exertion of pressure against the Islamic Republic of Iran is against the claims of commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA].
2020-06-23 11:01
Russia sees ‘no convincing evidence’ in UN Secretariat report on Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that the recent report by the UN Secretary-General lacks convincing evidence.
2020-06-18 12:30
Iran's Zarif to visit Moscow next week: Russia

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Russia next week.
2020-06-11 19:16
Sanctions for Iran oil supply to Venezuela go beyond all limits: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The United States’ threats of posing sanctions on other governments in case they facilitate supplies of Iranian oil to Venezuela are unacceptable, a Russian diplomat said.
2020-06-06 01:30
Russia says US claim on Iran’s satellite launch ‘wrong’

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) - Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Mikhail Ulyanov has denied US allegations against Iran in the field of launching its military satellite, saying that the United States is violating the UN Security Council resolutions.
2020-04-26 23:29
US hampers Iran's fight against coronavirus: Russia

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that difficult conditions in Iran in the fight against the coronavirus largely result of US unilateral sanctions.
2020-03-28 19:00
Russia censures US threat of assassinating new Quds Force chief

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Russia has strongly condemned the US for threatening to assassinate Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa’ani, the new commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
2020-01-24 12:30
US approach on Iran short-sighted: Russian FM spox

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticized the US approach against Iran as short-sighted and counterproductive.
2019-11-08 20:17
Russia says cannot understand US' strategy, purpose in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Moscow cannot understand the strategy and objective of Washington’s presence in the conflict area in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Russia’s NTV channel on Saturday.
2019-10-20 15:47
Russian foreign min. spox says to visit Iran soon: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday that she has plans to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran in the near future.
2019-06-09 09:01
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
Kremlin slams Trump's Golan remarks as violation of intl. law

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on US president's statement about the Golan Heights, said that changing the status of the Golan Heights in order to bypass the UN Security Council constitutes a direct violation of UN decisions.
2019-03-22 14:41