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2025-12-09 22:19

Europe’s reinstatement of Iran sanctions ‘baseless, invalid’: Russian senators

TEHRAN – Two senior Russian senators have dismissed efforts by the European troika to reinstate sanctions against Iran as unfounded and invalid.

2025/12/09

By Somaye Morovati

Strategic autonomy in practice: India and Eurasia’s reconfiguration

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi on 4–5 December 2025 should be viewed as one of the defining geopolitical moments in Eurasia over the past decade—an event that transcends the traditional contours of the Moscow–New Delhi relationship and is best understood as part of a broader realignment in the regional balance of power.

2025-12-07 20:10

By staff writer

Caribbean chessboard: U.S. move to check Russia and China

Is the U.S. effort to overthrow Maduro limited to Venezuela?

TEHRAN – When U.S. forces began striking vessels in the Caribbean in early September, Washington said it was fighting drug cartels. Yet almost 90 people have been killed, no narcotics have been shown as evidence, and the scale of deployment, including the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, makes clear this is not a routine mission.

2025-12-06 16:31

Iranian, Russian companies ink MOUs to bolster ICT ties

TEHRAN – Top tech Iranian and Russian companies have signed five memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, smart government, blockchain and fintech, regulators, technology parks, and post services, to promote cooperation in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.

2025-12-05 21:56

Putin and Modi decry Gaza humanitarian crisis during Russian president's India visit

Russia and India voiced concern over the situation in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, and called on all parties to remain committed to the “cessation of conflict,” Anadolu reported Friday.

2025-12-05 21:02

By Shahrokh Saei

Professor Azarov argues the West moves Ukraine like a pawn in a grand game

TEHRAN – The war in Ukraine has emerged as one of the defining struggles of the 21st century, redrawing global fault lines and igniting fierce debate over its origins. While the result of US-mediated talks over the war between Russia and Ukraine remains unclear, the question of how this confrontation began — and why it has endured — has taken on fresh urgency.

2025-12-05 15:57

The arsonist masquerading as peacemaker

How the U.S. sacrificed Ukraine for its own geopolitical interests

TEHRAN – The Ukraine war has evolved into one of the most intricate and tangled issues on the global stage. On one side, the Ukrainian government is beset by severe internal crises—acute manpower shortages and sprawling corruption scandals—while on the other, Russia, despite sustaining various losses and setbacks, continues to hold the clear upper hand on the battlefield.

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2025-12-03 22:38

By Alexey Dedov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iran

Warsaw distorting history, sowing discord between Iran and Russia

For years, the Tehran Times has served as a communication channel for distinguished members of Tehran’s diplomatic corps. The two recent correspondences received in the past weeks are just the latest in many such exchanges the publication has facilitated.

2025-12-03 22:23

In a UN letter, Iran, Russia and China hit back at West’s exploitation of the deal it abandoned

TEHRAN – Iran, Russia, and China appeared to react to the West’s ongoing attempts to leverage the already battered and now expired JCPOA as a pressure tool against Iran when their UN ambassadors, in a joint letter, reminded that all provisions of UNSC Resolution 2231—the resolution endorsing the JCPOA— were terminated after October 18, 2025, under Operative Paragraph 8 of that resolution.

2025-12-03 15:23

Moscow to host Iran-Russia joint ICT working group

TEHRAN – The fifth meeting of the Iran-Russia joint working group in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector will be held in Moscow from December 6 to 7.

2025-12-03 15:15

Kremlin aide: No breakthrough in Russia-US Ukraine peace negotiations

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top United States negotiators did not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early Wednesday, CNN reported.

2025-12-01 20:01

Putin to meet Witkoff in Moscow

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled for the afternoon of December 2, TASS reported Monday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Europe’s war, Ukraine’s ruin, and the case for a new architecture of peace

2025/11/30

By Ranjan Solomon

Europe’s war, Ukraine’s ruin, and the case for a new architecture of peace

GOA, India - The Western narrative insists that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. This story, repeated endlessly by the Atlantic establishment, conveniently deletes the political timeline that made war inevitable.

2025-11-29 13:53

Ukraine’s Energy Ministry: Over 600,000 without electricity after Russia’s overnight strike

Russia has launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, CNN reported.

2025-11-25 18:22

U.S. presses Ukraine to accept troop cuts in Abu Dhabi talks

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll shuttled between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi this week, reportedly pressing a peace framework that would slash Kyiv’s military to 800,000 troops—a concession that has intensified fears across Europe that Washington is trading Ukraine’s long-term security for a quick diplomatic win.

2025-11-21 19:24

Kremlin: Russia yet to receive anything official from US on peace plan

Russia has said it is yet to receive anything official from the US on its peace plan, after Ukraine's Volodymr Zelensky said he was ready to work with the Trump administration on its "vision" to bring an end to the war, the BBC reported.

2025-11-19 17:43

Mazandaran hosts Caspian tour operators and influencers to promote Iran’s image

TEHRAN – Tourism officials in Mazandaran province hosted tour operators and social media influencers from Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan this week as part of a program aimed at promoting Iran’s image and showcasing the region’s tourism capacity.

2025-11-18 22:14

At Moscow summit, SCO slams ‘illegal’ Western sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN – The vast hall of Russia’s National Center provided the backdrop for a display of Eurasian unity on Tuesday as the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit of prime ministers opened.

Tourism opportunities in Iran: Expert weighs in

2025-11-18 17:35

By Katayoon Dashti

Tourism opportunities in Iran: Expert weighs in

Arashk Masaeli, a faculty member at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, has elaborated on the fundamental conditions needed to expand Iran’s tourism sector. He outlines a seven-part framework, examines the impact of recent regional conflict, and assesses the potential of medical and regional tourism.

2025-11-17 22:17

Aref tells Russian PM in Moscow: ‘Partnership treaty will guide us’

TEHRAN – Iran’s First Vice-President, Mohammad-Reza Aref, traveled to Moscow this week to attend the 24th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government, using the trip to underscore Tehran’s commitment to strengthening ties with the Russian Federation.

2025-11-16 17:40

Mazandaran launches fam tour for Russian, Kazakh and Turkmen visitors

TEHRAN - A tourism event titled “Mazandaran, the Green Gateway of Iran” has begun with the arrival of tourism professionals and social media influencers from Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, the province’s deputy governor-general for economic affairs and tourism said on Sunday.