EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt U.S. sanctions

In a major snub to the United States, the European Union (EU) has decided to set up a new mechanism to enable legal trade with Iran without encountering U.S. sanctions. 

OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output

OPEC’s leader Saudi Arabia and its biggest oil-producer ally outside the group, Russia, ruled out on Sunday any immediate, additional increase in crude output, effectively rebuffing U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for action to cool the market.

Velayati: Russia, China are Iran’s major economic and political partners 

TEHRAN – Senior Iranian politician Ali Akbar Velayati has provided an analysis of the Islamic Republic’s policy of orientation towards the East, saying Russia and China are Iran’s major political and economic partners in countering the U.S. hegemony, Tasnim reported.

By Payman Yazdani

Turkey to continue buying gas from Iran despite U.S. sanctions: expert

TEHRAN - Omid Shokri Kalehsar, a senior energy security analyst and PhD candidate in international relations, said in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency that Turkey is keen on buying natural gas from Iran with “reasonable price” in contrast to the price it pays for the gas imported from Russia and Azerbaijan.

Russia opposes U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil industry

TEHRAN – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak voiced concern over the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Reuters reported.

Russia, Iran, EU, China work to counter U.S.: Ryabkov

Russia, Iran, Europe and China will intensify work in coming days to counter unilateral U.S. sanctions and Washington’s efforts to undermine a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.

By Fatemeh Mohammadipour

Everything will return to normal after Trump's gone: professor

TEHRAN - President Donald Trump has done a lot of questionable action since he was in office, including issues within the United States - changing members of the cabinet, advisers and dismissal of director - and issues outside the United States, including the systematic withdrawal of international treaties and economic and political tensions with its former allies.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Why Iran prefers the Eastern bloc over The West

As the military phase of the Syrian conflict reaches its final stages, the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey met in Tehran on September 9 and reiterated in a joint statement that a political solution to the Syrian conflict requires inclusive, free, and fair elections with the participation of all eligible Syrians under appropriate UN supervision. They further reaffirmed their determination to cooperate to eliminate the Islamic State, the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, and associated groups in Syria.

Iran’s priority is to minimize human casualty in Idlib

TEHRAN - It is Iran’s priority to minimize human casualties in Idlib, a former Iranian envoy to Syria has said.

Tehran, Moscow confer on nuclear deal

TEHRAN – In a meeting in Tehran on Monday, high-ranking Iranian and Russian officials discussed issues related to the 2015 nuclear deal and ways to keep the internationally-backed agreement alive.

Russia says firm to maintain Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Moscow is determined to maintain the Iran nuclear deal jointly with other parties, Tele Trader reported, citing local media. 

Tehran summit shows resolve in terror fight: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said on Saturday that Tehran’s trilateral summit on Syria was a manifestation of the resolve by Iran, Turkey and Russia to fight terrorism.

Iran joins hand with Russia, Turkey to dump dollar in trade

TEHRAN – Iran has discussed trade in national currencies with Russia and Turkey in order to reduce the impact of U.S. dollar on the three countries’ trade and economies, ILNA reported on Saturday quoting Central bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Tripartite summit in Tehran; Idlib operation and the end of terrorist crisis in Syria

Tehran hosted a tripartite summit with the presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran on September 7, 2018. According to many observers, the summit result can determine the fate of Idlib in the northwest of Syria.

Larijani leads parliamentary team to Russia, Belarus 

TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani headed a parliamentary delegation to Russia and Belarus in a two-day visit that ended on Friday. 

Russian, Turkish presidents meet Leader as they attend Tehran summit on Syria

Ayatollah Khamenei says as in Syria Iran and Russia can ‘contain’ dangerous U.S.

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met separately on Friday with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

Putin: Terrorists in Idlib acting provocatively to use chemical arms 

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin told a trilateral summit in Tehran that terrorists in the terrorist-held Syrian city of Idlib are engaged in preparing for provocative acts, involving chemical weapons.

Plot by hegemonic system could cause long-term insecurity in Mideast: Iran’s defense chief

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami has said that the plot by hegemonic system could cause long-term insecurity in the Middle East, Mehr reported on Wednesday.

By staff and agency

Russian, German diplomats discuss nuclear deal

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Antje Leendertse, director of the political directorate-general of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, discussed the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Tehran says terrorists transferring chemical weapons to Idlib

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that there is evidence that terrorists in Syria have transferred chemical weapons to Idlib.

‘Inter-parliamentary meeting helping Iran-Russia ties’

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said on Tuesday that the meetings between the parliament speakers of Iran and Russia have greatly contributed to the development of large-scale projects and provincial cooperation.

Iranian Cultural Week opens in Moscow

TEHRAN – The Iranian Cultural Week opened during a special ceremony at the Maly Theater in Moscow on Monday.

Iranian, Russian, Turkish presidents to meet on Syria in Tehran Friday

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss various issues related to the Syrian crisis in a summit in Tehran on Friday. The topics of discussion will include provocations with the alleged use of chemical weapons, a Putin adviser said.

Iraq hosts military chiefs from Iran, Russia and Syria

TEHRAN – Senior Iraqi military commanders hosted their Russian, Iranian, and Syrian counterparts in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss security cooperation and information-sharing in the Middle East, where Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group continues to carry out attacks.

By Alireza Mohammadi

U.S. economic sanction affects European security

TEHRAN - The U.S. is pursuing its unilateral and oppressive sanctions against Russia, Iran, and more recently, Turkey, with specific and insidious objectives. These sanctions can have a number of significant economic consequences on the countries affected as well as the region.