Iran-Russia Relations

The political deputy of the Iranian presidency says President Ebrahim Raisi has held separate telephone conversations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, voicing Tehran's support for the Kremlin in the recent mutiny.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi who expressed support for the actions of the Russian leadership in connection with recent events involving the Wagner Group private military company, the Kremlin announced.

The Iranian foreign minister, in a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, has voiced confidence that Russia would pass through the current situation in parts of the country.

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected as baseless, claims by the US representative about Moscow’s use of the Iranian combat drones in the Ukraine conflict. He stressed that Kiev has not given Moscow or Tehran an “iota of credible evidence” to prove this.

Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali told RT during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Wednesday that countries targeted by Western sanctions should unite to resist monopolar global hegemony.

Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Yurievich Dedov has said it is “impossible” for the United States and its allies to succeed in isolating Iran and Russia through sanctions.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, has called for an investigation into reports of “Iran’s transfer of combat drones to Russia” for use in the war against Ukraine.

The US believes that a combat drone manufacturing plant Russia is building with Iran’s help could be fully operational by early next year, National Security Council official John Kirby has stated. Kiev and its allies have accused Tehran of sending attack drones to Moscow, an allegation Iran denies.

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani dismissed “baseless” media reports about Tehran's joint production of warships with Moscow. Meantime, he did not rule out cooperation in the research process to that end.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has dismissed as “unjustified and invalid” concerns voiced by Washington over Tehran’s expansion of relations with other states. The senior diplomat stressed that the recent agreements with Russia and Pakistan are in line with Iran’s emphasis on the policy of good neighborliness

Moscow has never had any illusions that the United States would stop putting pressure on countries seeking mutually beneficial cooperation. Russia and Iran, as well as several other countries, will continue to build relations on the basis of mutual benefits and respect, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel voiced Washington's concern over cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in a major railroad project, known as the Rasht-Astara railway.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed an agreement on the construction of a 1.6-billion-dollar railway that would connect the railways of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan, known as the Rasht-Astara railway.

Russia’s VTB Bank, the country’s second largest, opens a branch in Iran, as the two countries step up their financial cooperation in the face of Western sanctions.

The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey may hold a meeting in May in Moscow, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, as part of efforts to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties after years of animosity during the war.

The Iranian defense chief says the four-way talks between Iran, Turkey, Russia and Syria in Moscow were held with the aim of establishing peace and security in the region.

An Iranian deputy oil minister says a high-ranking Russian delegation will visit Iran to discuss bilateral economic and energy ties.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani is in the Russian capital, Moscow, to join a quadrilateral meeting aimed at securing the normalization of ties between Syria and Turkey.

Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says he will meet his Russian, Iranian and Syrian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday. Akar also added that the countries’ intelligence chiefs will also attend the meeting in the Russian capital.

Russia’s ambassador to Tehran says Iran and Russia are working on a long-term agreement that covers all aspects of cooperation between the two countries.

Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow meets with the Russian president’s special envoy to discuss an upcoming four-way summit on peace in Syria, which is expected to be held in early May.

Iranian media say footage circulating of what’s said to be an advanced Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jet flying in the skies of Tehran is “fake and fabricated.”

The former director general of Iran’s foreign ministry says it is unlikely that Russia will stand up to Israel for the sake of Iran.

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says recent Western media reports about Iran’s “secret talks” with Russia and China to buy certain materials for military purposes serve the goal of prolonging the Ukraine war.

Fars News Agency has published a photo of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide that has caused a controversy on social media.