Russia

Zakharova:

West pursuing its previous policy of ‘plundering’ Iran’s oil

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Russia has accused Western powers of pursuing policies towards the Islamic Republic of Iran with aim of exploiting the country’s resources, especially its oil fields, as they did in the past.

In Geneva;

US meets Russian delegation for nuclear arms control

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – US officials met with a Russian delegation in Geneva on Monday to discuss forging a potential multilateral nuclear arms control treaty, according to media reports.

EU fails to get US, G7 support for blocking Russian oil supplies

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The European Union has failed to get the United States’ and G7 support in order to jointly block Russian oil deliveries under its 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions.

Russia’s charge d’affaires in US:

Ukrainian conflict moves towards settlement

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The parties of the Ukrainian conflict are moving towards a settlement of the conflict, Russia’s charge d'affaires in the United States Andrey Ledenyov said.

Ulyanov stresses political solution to Iran's nuclear file

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Russia, China, and Iran emphasize the importance of a political and diplomatic settlement of the issues around Tehran’s nuclear dossier, Russian envoy to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, says.

Russian energy minister:

Iran-Russia cooperation expanding in all fields, incl. energy

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iran and Russia have steadily deepened their ties over the past decade, driven by geographic proximity, overlapping regional interests, and a shared sense of pressure from Western policies, Russian energy minister says.

Ambassador Jalali:

Russia, Iran fulfilling all military contracts

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Russia and Iran are implementing all provisions of their military agreements, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali has said.

Russia, Iran to launch joint renewable energy projects

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Russia and Iran will soon begin implementing joint projects in the area of renewable energy sources (RES), including turnkey construction of solar power plants with a capacity of at least 100 MW, Russian Energy Minister says.

Tehran, Moscow jointly developing 7 oil fields: Minister

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Oil, Mohsen Paknejad, announced that seven Iranian oil fields are under joint development with Russian companies through four contracts.

Russian warship docks at Iran's strategic Bandar Abbas base

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Navy’s helicopter carrier Stoikiy docked at Iran’s strategic Bandar Abbas naval base today to participate in a joint naval exercise with the Iranian Navy, aimed at enhancing maritime security.

Russia producing Iran's Bushehr NPP equipment

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Russia’s Minister of Energy, Sergei Tsivilev, confirmed that equipment for phases 2 and 3 of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is being manufactured in Russia and will be shipped to Iran.

Iran, Russia boost ties with new cooperation document, MoUs

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iran and Russia have signed a cooperation document along with four memoranda of understanding following the 19th session of the Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission held in Tehran.

Iran, Russia, China to hold naval drill in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Russia, China, and Iran have dispatched ships to participate in the upcoming “Maritime Security Belt 2026” naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev announced.

New round of Russia-US-Ukraine talks to take place in Geneva

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – A new round of Russia-US-Ukraine talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 17-18.

MoD:

Russian forces capture Tsvetkovoye Settlement in Zaporozhye

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Units of Battlegroup Russia's Vostok continued advancing into the depth of the Ukrainian defenses and took control of the settlement of Tsvetkovoye in the Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Orban criticizes Brussels as threat to Hungary’s sovereignty

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Hungary should fear the EU, not Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned, arguing that the bloc poses a “direct threat” to his country’s sovereignty.

Iran volleyball team invited to Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – The Russian Volleyball Federation has officially invited the Iran men’s national team for friendly matches.

Large Flamingo missile production line destroyed in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – One of Ukraine's Flamingo missile production lines was destroyed in a missile strike, Vladimir Zelensky announced at a news conference on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Iran, Russia, China hold trilateral consultations in Vienna

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The permanent missions of Iran, Russia, and China to international organizations in Vienna held another round of trilateral consultations on issues related to Iran’s nuclear program.

Russian diplomat says,

Russia, China help create political environment for Iran, US

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Moscow, Beijing and other partners are helping to create a favorable political environment for talks between Iran and the United States, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says.

Kremlin rules out attendance at US Peace Council meeting

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The Kremlin confirmed Wednesday that Russian officials do not plan to attend the first meeting of the Board of Peace scheduled Feb. 19 in Washington, according to presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

Russia, Oman FMs confer on recently-resumed Iran-US talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the country's foreign minister held talks with the foreign minister of Oman.

US seeks to end conflict in Ukraine by summer: Zelensky

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The United States is aiming to conclude the conflict in Ukraine by summer and will likely pressure Kiev to achieve this goal, Vladimir Zelensky says.

US, Russia mull more advanced nuclear treaty

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – China calls on the US to resume strategic stability talks with Russia after New START expires, as Washington seeks a new and broader nuclear arms treaty to include China.

Russia welcomes US-Iran talks in Oman

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – The Kremlin wants the talks between Tehran and Washington on the Iranian nuclear issue to be productive and lead to de-escalation, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media.