Atomic opportunities given to Iran by NPT are absolutely legitimate: Russia

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that atomic opportunities given to Iran by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are absolutely legitimate.

Iran, Russia determined to reach a long-term deal: diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has said that Iran and Russia are determined to reach a deal for long-term comprehensive cooperation, ISNA reported on Friday.

Russia backs Iran’s membership in SCO

TEHRAN — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has voiced his country’s support for Iran’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Zarif says had one-hour useful talk with Putin while in Russia

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone for an hour.

Iran interested in buying new Russian weapons: ambassador

TEHRAN – Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow has said Iran is interested in buying new Russian weapons to enhance its defense capacities, TASS reported on Tuesday.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Washington realizing unipolar world has ended: Russian academic

TEHRAN - Washington has recognizes that the unipolar world has come to an end, although it does not yet know how to adjust to a multipolar world, says Glenn Diesen, an associate professor from the University of South-Eastern Norway.

By Mohammad Mazhari

U.S. has admitted military and political failures in Syria: Russian academic

TEHRAN - An associate professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at RUDN University believes that the United States has admitted its military and political failure in Syria.

Russia criticizes State Department tweet about arms restrictions on Iran

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, on Tuesday criticized a tweet by the U.S. State Department about arms restrictions on Iran.

Launching dispute resolution mechanism not a good idea, says Russian envoy

TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, believes it’s not a good idea for the E3 countries and Iran to launch the dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) under the Iran nuclear agreement.

Russia says dispute resolution mechanism lacks clear procedure

TEHRAN – Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said on Saturday that Dispute Resolution Mechanism lacks clear and agreed procedure.

Iran-EAEU trade exceeds $2.4b since preferential trade agreement

TEHRAN- The value of trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union reached $2.418 billion after the implementation of the preferential trade agreement on October 27, 2019.

Qajar-era subterranean garrison identified in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – An underground garrison, estimated to date from Qajar era (1789–1925), has been discovered near Bojnurd, the capital of North Khorasan province, northeast Iran.

U.S. cannot cause any harm to the will of Syria’s friends, Iranian president says

Rouhani, Putin, Erdogan voice commitment to Syria’s sovereignty

TEHRAN — Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey on Wednesday held a tripartite virtual summit voicing strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria.

By M.A. Saki

IAEA must obtain information through legal means: international law expert 

‘IAEA resolution on Iran is declaratory, non-obligatory’ 

TEHRAN – An international law expert says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must get information about member states’ nuclear program through “legal means”.

Russia rebukes Europe for escalating tensions against Iran

TEHRAN — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has rebuked the UK, France, and Germany for introducing an anti-Iran resolution, saying such measures are rooted in “destructive” measures adopted by the United States against the Iran nuclear deal.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi calls IAEA resolution purely ‘political’

TEHRAN - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a former Iranian MP, has said that the decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors in approving an anti-Iran resolution is purely “political”.

Sanaei says General Soleimani convinced Putin to enter Syria

Russia considers U.S. attempts to extend Iran’s arms embargo ‘totally unacceptable’: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN - Mehdi Sanaei, Iran’s former ambassador to Russia, has said that Russia considers the United States’ attempt to extend arms embargo on Iran “totally unacceptable”.

Russia calls IAEA’s resolution counterproductive

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that an anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors is “counterproductive”.

By staff and agency

Russia promises to stand by Iran on nuclear deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow vows to stand by Iran on nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and resist attempts to promote an anti-Iran agenda.

Tehran, Moscow enjoy growing ties, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Tehran-Moscow ties are growing, calling for expansion of relations.

Tehran, Moscow share common responsibility for regional security, Rouhani says in message to Putin

TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani has felicitated his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of Russia’s National Day, saying Tehran and Moscow share common responsibilities and interests with regard to the security of the region.

Russia, China build case at UN to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions threat

(Reuters) - Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington’s claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, with Moscow invoking a 50-year-old international legal opinion to argue against the move.

Russian envoy says nothing ‘positive’ in maximum pressure on Iran

TEHRAN — Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations maintains that Washington’s maximum pressure policy on Iran has increased tensions in the Persian Gulf and caused reduced commitments of Tehran under the Iran nuclear deal.

IAEA report leakage aimed to create unhealthy atmosphere around Iran: Russia

TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, says the leaks of confidential IAEA reports on Iran is the fault of individual member states that hope to create unhealthy atmosphere around Iran.

By staff and agency

Russia says sanctions for Iran oil supply to Venezuela are unacceptable

Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said on Thursday that threats hurled by the United States at other governments of imposing sanctions in case they facilitate supplies of Iranian oil to Venezuela are unacceptable.

All Iran’s JCPOA deviations resulted from U.S. provocation: Russia

TEHRAN — All of Iran’s deviations from the 2015 nuclear pact resulted from the provocative maximum pressure policy of the United States, says Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations.