Lavrov says Trump’s remarks against Iran are ‘deeply concerning’

TEHRAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that US President Donald Trump's incendiary remarks against Iran in support of violent protestors are “deeply concerning”.

International group condemns threats of force and interference in Iran

TEHRAN – The Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter has strongly condemned recent threats of force against Iran, characterizing foreign interference and the incitement of violence as flagrant violations of international law.

17 foreign tour groups visit Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom

TEHRAN - Seventeen foreign tour groups from nine countries have paid visits to the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in the city of Qom over the past week, the shrine’s international affairs office said.

Russia berates US president for issuing threats against Iran

TEHRAN – Russia has expressed serious concern over statements made by US President Donald Trump during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States regarding potential new military strikes against Iran, urging US and Israeli officials to refrain from escalating tensions with Iran.

By Ranjan Solomon

Venezuela, Russia, and the return of nuclear signaling

How a distant crisis exposes the fractures of the global order

GOA - At a time when global discourse is saturated with managed outrage and selective morality, certain crises are rendered invisible not because they lack consequence, but because they expose uncomfortable truths about power. Venezuela is one such crisis. Rarely discussed beyond caricatures of authoritarianism or economic failure, it has now re-entered the global stage in a far more unsettling form — as a strategic fault line in an intensifying confrontation between imperial persistence and geopolitical resistance.

Russia says Tehran showing 'maximum restraint' despite western provocations

TEHRAN – Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with Russian media, said that Iran has shown the highest level of restraint and readiness for dialogue in response to all Western provocations.

UNODC, Russia hold training course for Iran's anti-narcotics police

TEHRAN – Iran's anti-narcotics police have attended a training course organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in cooperation with the Siberian Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Russia launches ‘massive strike’ on Kyiv ahead of Zelensky-Trump meeting

Russia struck Kyiv with missiles and drones early Saturday, killing one and wounding 27, AP reported. Explosions hit energy and civilian infrastructure, leaving districts without power or heat.

Authentic Iranian clothing exhibition held at Cultural Heritage Ministry

TEHRAN --An exhibition of authentic, royal, ethnic Iranian clothing and, for the first time, sustainable clothing produced from recycled materials was recently held in the vestibule of the Cultural Heritage Ministry recently.

INSF, RSF to support implementation of 15 joint research projects

TEHRAN – Iran and Russia will support the implementation of 15 out of 115 research projects proposed after the second joint call by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and the Russian Science Foundation (RSF).

By Ranjan Solomon

Europe’s moral collapse: Ukraine, NATO, and death of a civilization

The real tragedy of Europe is not that it makes mistakes, but that it refuses to learn from them

GOA - The European Union today presents itself as a defender of democracy, human rights, and international law. Yet nowhere is the hollowness of this claim more exposed than in Ukraine. The EU’s uncritical embrace of Volodymyr Zelensky—while condemning leaders like Nicolás Maduro as dictators - reveals not a principled commitment to democracy, but a selective morality rooted in power, obedience, and geopolitical convenience.

Zelensky unveils peace plan with demilitarized zones

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has given details of an updated peace plan that offers Russia the potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east that Moscow has demanded, the BBC reported. 

In nuclear standoff with US, Moscow reiterates backing for Iran, says Tehran has ‘right’ to program

TEHRAN – Russia continues to throw its weight behind Iran as a nuclear standoff with the United States shows no sign of resolution, and leaders in Tehran grow increasingly doubtful whether they can expect diplomacy to ever bear fruit with the West.

Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb explosion

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow on Monday, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been behind the attack.

Tehran, Moscow holding workshops on drug abuse prevention, rehabilitation

TEHRAN – The Drug Control Headquarters (DCHQ) of the country, in cooperation with the Russian Federation, is conducting workshops that provide effective strategies for the early detection and prevention of drug abuse in Tehran and eight other provinces of the country.

Araghchi says he will talk to Americans again once they are ready for a ‘fair deal’ 

Statement comes amid growing public criticism of government’s staunch loyalty to old nuclear doctrine

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran will sit down at the negotiating table with Washington only when U.S. officials can accept a fair deal.

Russian experts Tehran and Moscow are building an informal strategic bloc

TEHRAN – A Russian foreign policy expert has suggested that Iran and Russia are moving toward forming an informal strategic bloc, with Tehran expecting more active support from its allies, including Moscow.

DNI Gabbard slams ‘Propaganda Media,’ says Russia cannot even ‘conquer’ Ukraine

TEHRAN – U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has issued a forceful rebuke of Western media, accusing outlets of trying to sabotage diplomatic efforts between Washington and Moscow.

Ukraine says eight killed in Odesa; Russia cites only ‘transport and storage sites’

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, AP reported Saturday, citing Ukraine’s emergency service, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war.

EU agrees to loan Ukraine $105 billion after bid to use Russian assets fails

European Union leaders reached a deal early Friday on a $105 billion loan to keep Ukraine’s economy and military from a budgetary blackhole through 2027. While it didn’t come about in the way some of them wanted, the fact it came about at all has been hailed by top officials as a win for the bloc, CNN reported.