Iran-Russia Relations

Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran have started work to determine the time and modality for a meeting of their foreign ministers, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said in an interview with TASS.

An outspoken Iranian daily criticizes the government for abstaining from voting on a UN resolution against Russia’s war on Ukraine, warning that Moscow is untrustworthy and may betray Tehran in a similar occasion.

The US believes Moscow might provide Tehran with fighter jets and other military equipment in exchange for its "support for Russia’s war in Ukraine", according to John Kirby a White House spokesperson on national security issues.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is set to pay an official visit to Russia in the near future as the two partners make efforts to bolster their cooperation in various sectors.

The language of threat doesn’t work with the Iranian government, the Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna said in reaction to EU's Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Borrell's anti-Tehran remarks.

An Iranian daily said Europe chose to isolate itself by uninviting Iran and Russia from this year’s Munich Security Conference for the fear of facing the realities on the ground.

External pressure and sanctions are no obstacle to cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, on the contrary, the ongoing illegal restrictions only help boost the positive tendencies in bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has called for closer Tehran-Moscow cooperation against common threats.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says the top priority of Tehran and Moscow is to expand their economic ties.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has arrived in Moscow for the fifth regional security dialogue on Afghanistan that is scheduled to be held in the Russian capital on Wednesday.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has left Tehran for Moscow to take part in the fifth regional security dialogue that is scheduled to be held in the Russian capital on Wednesday.

Nour News, an Iranian media outlet affiliated with the country’s Supreme National Security Council says that Iran is not participating in any venture, be it independently or jointly, for the production of drones in Russia.

Moscow has its own programs for the production of drones, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, commenting on reports about the plans of Iran and Russia to jointly produce UAVs.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani will visit Russia next week for consultations on Afghanistan, Russian special presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran wants to fully implement all its agreements with Russia. President Raisi made the comment in a meeting with the chairman of Russia’s State Duma in Tehran on Monday.

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani has underlined the need to speed up the implementation of joint economic projects with Russia, which were earlier agreed by the presidents of the two countries.

An Iranian lawmaker says Iran will receive the Sukhoi-35 fighter jets that it has purchased from Russia early next Iranian calendar year.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian will hold talks in Moscow on January 17, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. She noted the two sides will exchange views on international and regional issues, including the 2015 nuclear deal.

Russian-Iranian cooperation in the military field is proceeding in a peaceful, steady and constructive manner within the framework of common interests, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, told the daily Izvestia in an interview.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Islamic Republic is ready to play an active and constructive role in ending the Ukraine war and restore peace to the country.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has termed Tehran-Moscow relations strategic. He also called for strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.

An advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says independent nations need to be on alert over infiltration attempts by the US and NATO, a Western military alliance led by Washington, blaming the pair for a rise in conflicts worldwide.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says none of the parties that have accused Iran of involvement in the war in Ukraine has offered any evidence to support their claim, amid accusations that Iranian drones were used by Russia.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has rejected as baseless the claims made by the US Central Intelligence Agency’s chief about Iran’s cooperation with Russia and his accusations against the Islamic republic regarding the Ukraine war.

CIA Director William Burns has expressed concern over the “growing cooperation between Tehran and Moscow” amid the Ukraine war. The White House is continuing to sound the alarm at the flourishing military partnership between Iran and Russia.