Iran-Russia Relations

Moscow has issued a list of 18 countries, including Iran, the nationals of which are permitted entry into Russia’s Far East without a visa.

The Russian ambassador to Iran has rejected the US efforts to alter Moscow’s stances towards Tehran, stressing that strengthening relations with Iran is his country’s main foreign policy priority.

Iran, Russia and Syria have once again condemned a recent US cruise missile strike against a Syrian army base under the pretext of responding to an alleged gas attack in the town of Khan Shaykhun, calling for an impartial investigation into the reported incident.

Top defense officials from Iran and Syria agreed on closer coordination to intensify military action against the terrorist groups that have plagues Syria for six years.

Iran’s foreign minister will join his counterparts from Russia and Syria on Friday for a trilateral meeting due to be held in the Russian capital, an Iranian spokesman said.

Presidents of Iran and Russia say the US missile attack on a Syrian airfield was a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

The military brass of Iran and Russia say the pre-planned US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield were a blatant attack on an independent country with the purpose of hindering its recent military gains and boosting the morale of terrorists and their allies.

Iran’s top security official says the Tuesday chemical incident in Syria’s Idlib province was definitely caused by a third party in an effort to pave the way for the US strike on the Syrian airbase.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the recent deadly terrorist attack in Russia’s Saint Petersburg metro station, and said Tehran is prepared to cooperate with Moscow in the fight against terrorism.

Iran on Monday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Russia’s Saint Petersburg metro station, and renewed its call for joint global fight against terrorism.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic and Russia have been working closely together to fight terrorism and promote stability in the region.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says relations between the Islamic Republic and Russia are “growing,” stressing that their mutual ties will play an effective role in promoting regional and international stability and security.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is to set off for Moscow at the official invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

A top Iranian politician says Tehran has left the path open for Saudi Arabia to change tack and rethink its policies on Tehran.

Iran has successfully tested the S-300 missile defence system it had purchased from Russia in a recent drill.

Iran will sign a deal with Russia to sell 100,000 barrels per day of oil to its northern neighbour, Iranian Minister of Petroleum said on Tuesday.

Iran’s ambassador to Russia has travelled to the North Pole as the first Iranian diplomat to go there after Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Speaker of Iran’s Parliament says in case the West rescinds the nuclear deal signed by Iran and world powers, everything will go back to the beginning point.

During the Iranian president’s late March visit to Russia, important documents are planned to be signed between the two sides, Iranian ambassador to Moscow said.

Fox News in a report claimed that the Commander of IRGC Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in the Russian capital of Moscow on Tuesday and is going to stay there for a few days in what the US media outlet said is a violation of sanctions.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin cancelled his planned visit to Tehran for “technical reasons”; however, it is said the trip was called off because the Iranian side has disclosed the details of his agenda during the visit.

In a joint research project between the universities of Kerman in Iran and the Urals in Russia, a team of scientists headed to the Lut Desert to collect fragments of meteorite-like material, situated at the empty site.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said Russia’s Syria-bound military jets could be allowed to use the Iranian airspace.

Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin slammed US outcry over Iran’s recent missile test, stressing that the test is not in violation of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, including Resolution 2231.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi has travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for talks on a series of bilateral and international issues at the invitation of his Russian counterpart.