Russia will not associate itself with the resolution on Iran if it is approved at the current session of the IAEA Board of Governors, a Russian diplomat says.
A political analyst says Russia may favor tensions between Iran and the West to divert attention from its military campaign against Ukraine, as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to issue a resolution drafted by the US and its European allies against Iran’s nuclear program soon.
Tehran and Moscow have discussed ways of tackling money laundering amid joint efforts between the two countries to minimize the impacts of foreign sanctions on their banking and financial sectors.
The Russia foreign minister expressed Moscow’s opposition to the anti-Iran resolution drafted by the US and three European countries at the meeting of the IAEA’s board of governors next week.
The ball is now in the US court to ensure a successful conclusion of the Vienna negotiations on restoring the Iran nuclear deal, a Russian diplomat says.
Russia’s envoy to the Vienna talks on Iran’s nuclear program has deplored the leakage of UN atomic energy agency reports to the media, saying the issue will fuel speculations before the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting next week.
Top Iranian and Russian security officials have slammed attempts by Western states to impose their own will on independent states through economic pressure, calling for the two countries to vastly broaden their economic cooperation against the Western sanctions targeting the two nations.
Tehran and Moscow have signed three major memoranda of understanding (MoU) to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and banking, Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji says.
Russian deputy prime minister says trade between Tehran and Moscow boosted by 81 percent last year and added the two sides need to further increase their ties to withstand the geopolitical changes.
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the organization is in talks with Russia over the development of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant.
The Iranian oil minister says it will take time for Russia to find customers for its crude given the tough sanctions imposed on its energy sector by the West, despite the discounts that Moscow offers in the sales.
International affairs expert Saleh Eskandari says the upcoming visit by Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Valentinovich Novak to Tehran shows the determination of the Russians in pursuing strategic relations with Iran.
An Iranian daily has lashed out at Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan for his “bleak record” of interference in Iran’s affairs and disrespect for the country’s values.
Russia’s ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has underlined the necessity of expansion of ties with Tehran, stressing there is no obstacle to mutual armaments cooperation.
Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Qassemi has travelled to Russia to discuss the enhancement of bilateral relations in the area of transportation.
Moscow’s Embassy in Tehran has dismissed as “fake” media claims of Iran’s transfer of arms to Russia, which is involved in a military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization has predicted it’s highly likely the Ukraine war will drag on and further sanctions will be slapped on Russia.
Iran and Russia have signed an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation in the exhibition industry, as the two countries work to promote commercial ties and investments.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said the UN General Assembly’s draft resolution to suspend Russia’s membership from Human Rights Council was politically-motivated.
