U.S. unlikely to succeed in extending Iran arms embargo, says Russian ambassador

TEHRAN (TASS) - The United States is unlikely to succeed in its attempts to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said in an interview with TASS, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of relations between Russia and Iran.

By Payman Yazdani & Zahra Mirzafarjouyan

Russian amb. rejects reports on Iran, Turkey, Russia agreement on removal of Assad

TEHRAN – Rejecting some reports on Iran, Russia, and Turkey's agreement to remove Syrian President from the power, Russian ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan told Mehr News Agency that the future of President Assad and Syria will be decided by Syrian people through free transparent elections, not by us.

Russia has made most efforts to preserve nuclear deal: diplomat

TEHRAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan has said that Russia has used its utmost efforts to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

By staff and agency

Russian diplomat says Iran’s reducing nuclear commitments has been a ‘forced measure’

Levan Dzhagaryan, the Russian ambassador to Tehran, has said that Iran’s five steps to reduce its nuclear commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, were a “forced measure”.

Russian envoy warns about ultra-regional presence in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – Russia's ambassador to Iran has warned about any mistake by the ultra-regional forces in the Persian Gulf.

Ambassador says Russia not after U.S. permission for cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN – Russia’s envoy to Iran has said that Moscow will never ask for permission from the United States for cooperation with Iran.

Moscow opposed to acts against JCPOA, envoy says

TEHRAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan says his country is opposed to any act against the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.

Russian ambassador: U.S. to bear guilt for possible collapse of JCPOA

TEHRAN – Russia’s ambassador to Iran says the U.S. is to be accountable for a probable collapse of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, from which Washington withdrew in 2018.

Russia, Iran give up dollar in settlement payments, says ambassador

Moscow and Tehran have given up the dollar in settlement payments and plan to shift completely to national currencies, with euro to be used if there are no other options, Russia’s Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said in an interview with TASS.

By staff and agency

Iran strong enough to avoid destabilization despite U.S. sanctions: Russian diplomat

Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has said that Iran is a strong country and can avoid destabilization despite return of the U.S. sanctions.

Russian envoy deplores attempts to drive a wedge between Tehran, Moscow

Russia’s ambassador to Tehran said Iran and Russia are “strategic partners”, noting that “our opponents” in the West are trying to drive a wedge between the two countries.

Israel will be the main loser for its warmongering policies: advisor

TEHRAN - Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, said on Sunday that the Zionist regime of Israel will be the main loser of warmongering policies in the Middle East.

Russian envoy: U.S. behavior is ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said on Monday that the U.S. behavior is “unacceptable”, emphasizing that Moscow-Tehran political and parliamentary relations are growing.

Iran is ‘valuable ally’ of Russia, diplomat says

TEHRAN - Levan Dzhagaryan, the Russian ambassador to Tehran, said on Tuesday that Iran is a “valuable ally” of Russia and that Moscow attaches great importance to Tehran in its foreign policy.

Iran’s missile program not related to nuclear deal: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN - Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan has said that Iran’s missile program is not related to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Moscow not committed to possible anti-Iran sanctions: envoy

TEHRAN – Russia’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan has said that Moscow will not be committed to possible new sanctions against Iran by European countries and the United States.

By staff and agency

Moscow, Tehran in talks to use national currencies: Russian ambassador

The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has said that Russia hopes to achieve progress in talks with Iran on using national currencies in settlements in 2018.

By Negar Asadi

By war on Daesh Iran proved it’s against terrorism: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN - Levan Dzhagaryan, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran, says that defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq sent a “positive image” of Iran to the world and proved that the Islamic republic is against terrorism.

Russian diplomat dismisses Trump’s claims about nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan on Friday rejected the U.S. president’s remarks against the Iran nuclear deal, saying Moscow will support Iran’s stance.

Russian envoy urges Europe to voice strong support for nuclear deal

TEHRAN – The European countries should explicitly confirm Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement in the face of U.S. adverse policies, Russian ambassador to Tehran said in an interview with IRNA published on Friday.

Russia may approve visa-free travel for Iranians

TEHRAN – The Russian Federation’s envoy to Tehran has said that Moscow will probably remove visa requirements for Iranian nationals over the next two months.

Iran inks rail deal worth €2.5b with Russia 

TEHRAN- Iran and Russia signed a €2.5-billion deal on joint manufacturing of passenger and cargo wagons in Iran, IRIB reported.

Russian ambassador: Iran not a threat to region

TEHRAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan has dismissed claims by the Saudi kingdom that Iran is a threat to regional countries, noting even Iran has been seeking to reach out to Arab countries including Saudi Arabia.

Tehran, Moscow have similar stance on Syria: Russian ambassador

TEHRAN – The Russian Ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan, has said that Tehran and Moscow have similar stance on Syria and are working together to help settle the crisis in the country.

Russia will prevent Trump from discarding JCPOA: ambassador

TEHRAN – Russia will try to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from tearing up the JCPOA, Russia’s ambassador to Tehran told the Hamshahri newspaper in an interview published on Monday.

By Ali Kushki

All sides should stay committed to nuclear deal: Russian envoy 

Exclusive – Against a backdrop of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, the Russian Ambassador to Tehran has underscored that all sides to the deal should keep their side of the bargain.

Russian experts in Iran to help redesign Arak reactor

TEHRAN – Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran has said Russian experts have visited Iran to contribute to the process for redesigning the Arak nuclear reactor.