Iran-Russia Relations

A high-ranking Iranian member of parliament says Russia's approach during the Vienna talks shows that the country needs tensions in the region, especially over the nuclear issues, in order to divert world public opinion from its policies on regional issues.

The Iranian foreign minister, in a phone conversation with his Russia counterpart, voiced Tehran opposition to war as well as imposition of sanctions.

Russia’s Ambassador to Iran says there has been a misunderstanding about Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s demand for guarantees from the United States in talks to revive the nuclear agreement.

The Russian embassy in Tehran has declared that Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot is suspending all flights to Tehran until the end of April.

An IRNA correspondent follow-up has revealed that a report by Reuters regarding Russia’s demand for the US guarantees vis-à-vis Iran, is quote baseless.

Russia's demand for written US guarantees that sanctions on Moscow would not damage Russian cooperation with Tehran is "not constructive" for nuclear negotiations, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Saturday.

The deputy chairman of the Non-Oil Export Commission of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce says Russia will facilitate exports from Iran due to the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions.

The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization says the Raisi administration will not squander an opportunity to expand trade ties with Russia.

Iran’s ambassador to Russia says neither Tehran nor Moscow sees NATO’s expansion toward their boarders in line with their interests.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, reiterated NATO’S eastward expansion is the source of tension and poses a serious threat to the stability and security of independent countries in different regions.

The president of the Joint Chamber of Commerce of Iran and the Russian Federation says Iran's exports to Russia rose over 60% this year.

An Iranian university professor and economic expert says Iran will not be able to benefit from the Ukraine crisis to increase its gas exports and that the Russians will not easily allow Iran to enter Europe’s gas market.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said the Kremlin’s views and concerns about foreign interference in Ukraine are understandable to Iran.

The Russian delegation has stepped up diplomatic activities in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, with its top negotiator holding a series of meetings with the US side and the five parties to the agreement.

The Russian embassy in Tehran has rejected comments by former Iranian MP Heshmatollah Falahat Piasheh, accusing Russia’s chief negotiator Mikhail Ulyanov of playing a negative role in the Vienna talks.

A Russian official says Tehran and Moscow are working to establish a mechanism to protect trade and financial exchanges from the threat of sanctions. That’s according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on all parties in Vienna to return to their commitments under the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.

An Iranian official says the recent visit by President Ebrahim Raisi to Moscow will entail the facilitation of business ties between Iran and Russia.

Moscow has accepted Tehran’s demand for investing 73 million euros in Sirik power plant in southern Iran, an Iranian official says.

The Head of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company says negotiations are underway with China and Russia for the construction of new airports and supply of parts and systems needed in the aviation sector.

An official with Iran's Thermal Power Plant Holding says the Russian government has allocated five billion euros in loans and credit lines for the implementation of a number of joint projects with the Islamic Republic.

NATO announced European allies were deploying more ships and fighters to Eastern Europe and putting new forces on standby in response to Russia’s continued military mobilization along the Ukrainian border.

The chairman of the Friendship Council of Iran and Russia says the Iranian president’s recent visit to Moscow helped the two countries strengthen relations with a view to the future of their ties.

Iran’s ambassador to Russia has flatly denied reports that Moscow has proposed to conclude a temporary nuclear agreement with Tehran.

The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Tehran and Moscow held talks on the expansion of strategic relations between the two sides in the field of nuclear technology during the Iranian president’s trip to Moscow.