Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described ties with Iran as significant, voicing Moscow's readiness for the expansion of relations with Tehran.
An informed source at Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejects as “fake news” a British newspaper’s report about a secret deal between Iran and Russia over the Vienna talks.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has denied claims that the country released two British-Iranian citizens in exchange for London paying back its decades-long debt to the Islamic republic.
The Kremlin on Tuesday cautioned the West that Russia's interests as part of the Iranian nuclear deal would have to be ensured after the United States and its allies slapped sanctions on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran openly condemns war, wherever in the world it may be. Amir Abdollahian made the comment upon arrival in Moscow for talks with top Russian officials.
Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali says a new alliance involving Russia and China is burgeoning against the US.
Jalali made the comment at a virtual conference on the Iran-Russia ties.
Negotiations on restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are proceeding normally, without artificial delays, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Monday.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will pay a visit to Moscow on Tuesday to discuss regional developments and issues concerning the Vienna negotiations.
The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said Russia is an ally of the Islamic Republic and it is acting to protect its national interests.
The Russian ambassador to Tehran says Moscow wants the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, to succeed, but its own interests are also important to the Kremlin and these interests exist for Iran as well.
A top US State Department official said Tuesday that “Russia is trying to up the ante and broaden its demands” regarding the Iran nuclear deal “and we are not playing ‘Let's Make a Deal.’”
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.
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.
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.
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.
