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4 killed as Ukrainians launch drones on Russia’s Belgorod

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Four people were killed and three others were injured as Ukraine’s armed forces attacked seven neighborhoods in the bordering region of Belgorod, using 62 munitions and 86 drones.

Several Ukrainian servicemen surrender to Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Several Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered to Russia over the past 24 hours.

Minister:

Russians cooperating with Iran on developing oil fields

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Mohsen Paknejad stated that Russian firms are collaborating with Tehran to develop Iran's oil fields.

US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday.

Leaked doc reveal US strategies to prolong Russia-Ukraine war

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The United States National Security Council has devised a series of strategies for Ukrainian forces to use in fighting against the Russian troops to prolong the war, newly leaked documents revealed.

Kremlin:

Peace not war is the focus now for Russia, United States

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The Kremlin said on Sunday that the significance of the phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was that now Russia and the United States would speak about peace and not war.

Zelensky comments on draft US minerals deal

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on a draft minerals deal with Washington on Saturday.

Envoy:

US seeks to ‘break’ Russia-Iran alliance

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The United States seeks to “break” Russia's alliances with Iran and China, says Washington’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg.

UK tracks Russian ships carrying ammunition from Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Britain said on Saturday it had tracked in recent days six Russian naval and merchant ships carrying ammunition used in Syria as they sailed through the Channel.

China will have to hit back at US bullying: Top diplomat says

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – China’s top diplomat said the country will respond to any further unilateral US sanctions, calling such moves a form of “bullying” in his first major public remarks since the US President launched a new trade conflict.

Trump envoy:

Prisoner swap building up confidence between US, Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Donald Trump’s special envoy for West Asia Steven Witkoff expects a build-up of confidence between Washington and Moscow after Russian national Alexander Vinnik was released in exchange for US national Marc Fogel.

Envoy:

Iran received messages from Damascus

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani, the Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Syrian affairs, has said that Tehran has received messages from Damascus.

Zelensky reveals plan if Ukraine not admitted to NATO

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – If Ukraine is not brought into NATO, Kiev will have to build its army to 1.5 million strong, according to a statement made by Vladimir Zelensky when speaking to journalists in Munich.

Iran, Russia diplomats confer on latest Syria developments

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA)– Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani, the Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Syrian affairs, has held talks with senior Russian diplomats to discuss the latest developments in Syria in Moscow.

Kremlin rejects its role in Chernobyl reactor attack

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Moscow has rejected the remarks made by Ukraine claiming Russia targeted the Chernobyl reactor with a drone.

Russia's Putin holds phone call with Syria's Jolani

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Syria's self-proclaimed President Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani recently known as Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Trump:

Ukraine may one day become part of Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) –US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine "may be Russian someday," also not ruling out the possibility that he would want to take back the money invested in Ukraine by the US government.

Russian air defenses shoot down US-made HIMARS rocket

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Russian air defenses shot down a HIMARS rocket and 93 fixed-wing drones in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Trump says he plans to meet with Zelensky in US next week

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump has said that he plans to hold a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky next week.

Turkey transits Russian gas to Slovakia

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Slovakia on Thursday said the country is now receiving gas from Russia through Turkey, a month after Ukraine halted flows through its territory.

Syria could let Russia keep air, naval bases: minister

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Syria is open to allowing Russia to keep its strategic military bases in the country, HTS-led regime's Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra told Western media on Friday.

Three killed in drone attack on passenger car in Belgorod

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Ukraine’s armed forces dropped an explosive device from a drone on a car in the village of Logachevka in the Valuiki district of the Belgorod Region, killing a man and two teenage girls, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported.

Russian air defense takes down 28 Ukrainian drones overnight

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems eliminated 28 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions during the past night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

USAID evolved into criminal network: Duma speaker

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has turned into a criminal network operating in over 100 countries and managing an annual budget of $50 billion to $60 billion, according to Russia's Duma Speaker.

Medvedev strongly warns Europe over supporting Kiev

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev strongly warned Europe over the heavy price it has to pay for supporting Kiev.

India to buy anti-ship cruise missiles from Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – The Defense Ministry of India has signed a contract with Russia to procure anti-ship cruise missiles.

Zelensky says he is ready for direct talks with Putin

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready to sit at the negotiating table with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

De-Dollarization Trend will persist despite Trump opposition

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – The shift towards national currencies and a multipolar world is here to stay, says Lillie Ferriol Prat, a research assistant at the South African DUT BRICS Research Institute.

Almost 300 UNRWA personnel killed in Gaza Strip since 2023

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Over 270 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have perished in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of Israeli aggression in early October 2023.