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Iran Will Soon Join Eurasian Economic Union

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Signs are emerging that show the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – the Russia-led single market – is seeking deeper links with Iran after the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani.
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Memorandum Signed on Creating De-Escalation Zones in Syria

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Iran, Russia, and Turkey, the guarantor states of Syrian ceasefire, signed a document on creating four de-escalation zones in Syria at the conclusion of the fourth round of Astana talks held in the Kazakh capital on Thursday.
IFP Exclusive

No Solution for Syria without Iran, Russia: German FM

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel highlighted the significant role played by Tehran and Moscow in the resolution of Syria issue, and urged the G-7 member states to cooperate with them.
IFP Coverage

Dozens Injured in Moscow Train Crash

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A serious train crash in Moscow has left six people critically injured and dozens more wounded.
Media Wire

Russia suspends Syria flight safety deal with US after missile attack

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Moscow says it is halting an agreement with Washington aimed at avoiding mid-air collisions during their military missions in the Syrian airspace after US launched a missile attack against a Syrian army airbase.
Media Wire

US Attack on Syria Significantly Damaged US-Russia Ties: Putin

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President Vladimir Putin believes a US missile attack on a Syrian airbase near Homs has violated international law and seriously hurt Russia-US relations, the Kremlin says.
Media Wire

US Launches Tomahawk Cruise Missiles at Airbase in Syria

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Russian President Vladimir Putin “regards the strikes as aggression against a sovereign nation,” his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the president believes the strikes were carried out “in violation of international law, and also under an invented pretext.”
Media Wire

Blast Hits St. Petersburg Metro, Casualties Reported

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Ten people have been reportedly killed and several others injured after a bomb blast hits metro station in Russia's St. Petersburg.
IFP Coverage

Over 12 Killed in Attack on Russian Base in Chechnya

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An attack by Chechen militants against a Russian military base has claimed the lives of more than 12 people.
IFP Exclusive

US, Russia Unlikely to Kiss and Make up: Analyst

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A political analyst says even the election of Donald Trump as the US president cannot bring about reconciliation between Washington and Moscow.
Americas

Russia Planning to Lay Naval Mines near US Coasts: Report

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A Russian newspaper claims the country is laying nuclear mines near the American coasts.
Americas

Trump’s Kiss on Putin’s Cheek in The Economist’s Latest Cover

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The image on the newest cover of UK-based The Economist is a variation on a theme: President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in profile, close enough that they could almost kiss.
IFP Coverage

Russian Doctor Provokes Outage by Posting Photos of Herself Posing with a Corpse

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A female doctor in Russia’s St. Petersburg has caused outrage by posting pictures of herself online posing with a corpse.
Americas

Obama Popular with Europeans, Despised by Middle Easterners: Analyst

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An Iranian analyst says the former US president, Barack Obama, was popular among Europeans, but people in the Middle East had a low opinion of him.
Crisis

Russia Denies Reports of Its Ambassador’s Assassination in Yemen

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Russia has dismissed reports by Saudi media outletd that claimed Russian Ambassador to Yemen has been shot and killed in the capital city, Sana’a.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Russia, Turkey Discuss Syrian Crisis ahead of Astana Meeting

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has held meetings with senior Russian and Turkish officials on the resolution of the years-long crisis in Syria.
Americas

Obama Has 9 Days Left to Destroy the World: Russian Spokeswoman

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed her concern over the unpredictability of the Obama administration's actions on Facebook.
Foreign Policy

Iran Offers Condolences to Russia over Deadly Plane Crash

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry offered condolences to Russia over a military plane crash that killed all 92 people on board on Sunday morning.
Foreign Policy

Iranian MP: US May Have Been behind Russian Envoy Assassination

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Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said it is likely that Washington was involved in the recent assassination of the Russian envoy in the Turkish capital.
Crisis

World Shows Mixed Reactions to Assassination of Russian Envoy to Turkey

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The Monday night assassination of Russian Ambassador to Ankara, Andrey Karlov, has been followed by diverse reactions in Western and Arab media, some of which are quite surprising.
Foreign Policy

Zarif: Iran, Russia Pioneers in Anti-Terror Fight

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Russia on an official visit, underlined that Tehran and Moscow have always led the way in the fight against terrorism.
Crisis

Russian Diplomat Shot Dead in Moscow Hours after Assassination of Envoy in Ankara

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Hours after the murder of Russian ambassador to Turkey, a high ranking Russian diplomat was also found dead from gunshot wounds in Moscow.
IFP Coverage

Turkey to Name Street in Ankara after Assassinated Russian Envoy Karlov

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The street housing the Russian Embassy building in Ankara will be renamed after Andrey Karlov, who was assassinated on Dec. 19, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced.
Crisis

Turkish Police Arrest Family of Gunmen Who Killed Russian Envoy

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Turkish police have arrested the parents, relatives and flatmate of an off-duty police officer who assassinated the Russian ambassador in Ankara on Monday.
Crisis

Iran-Turkey-Russia Trilateral to Be Held in Moscow despite Assault on Russian Envoy

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A senior member of Russian Parliament and the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Iranian, Russian, and Turkish Foreign Ministers will hold their pre-planned meeting on Tuesday despite the recent assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara.
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