Maria Zakharova

Moscow reacts to US piracy bid against Iranian oil tanker

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a recent failed attempt by the US naval forces to steal an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.
2021-11-10 20:15
Russian FM:

Deploying US military facility near Afghanistan unacceptable

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that deployment of US military infrastructures in countries next to Afghanistanis is ‘unacceptable’.
2021-11-03 23:40
Russia hopes for early resumption of JCPOA: Zakharova

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Moscow hopes a new round of Vienna talks would begin soon.
2021-10-08 03:00
Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan to discuss on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia will soon discuss Afghanistan with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan and China in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe.
2021-09-21 11:06
Moscow reacts to IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Russia's foreign ministry says Moscow understands the latest Iranian nuclear move, given that US unilateral sanctions remain in place and no progress has been made in reviving the JCPOA.
2021-08-25 09:36
Russia:

Facts indicate US, ISIL forge interactions in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Stressing that Moscow has enough information to conclude cooperation between the United States and ISIL elements, Russian FM Spokeswoman stated this country made them public and can be used by international organizations.
2021-07-23 12:37
Ulyanov:

Agreed goal of Vienna talks is just to restore original JCPOA

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The Russian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said that the agreed goal of the Vienna talks is just to restore the original JCPOA.
2021-07-05 17:20
JCPOA has no reasonable alternative: Russia FM Spox

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that the Iran nuclear deal must be preserved because it has no alternative.
2021-07-05 16:19
Russia says is interested in full implementation of JCPOA

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said thad her country is interested in returning the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) into a stable and predictable channel.
2021-07-04 21:30
Russia expects JCPOA to be back in effect before July 14

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Russia FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said her country expects that the talks on the return of the US to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) will be successfully completed by the 6th anniversary of the deal on July 14.
2021-07-02 09:50
Russia summons UK envoy over warship incident

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Moscow has summoned a British envoy to the country to protest UK warships’ provocations.
2021-06-24 16:15
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