Iranian, Russian, Azeri presidents to meet in Sochi

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev will hold their trilateral summit in Russia before the end of the year, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov said on Monday.

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Everyone is concerned about fate of nuclear deal, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that everyone is concerned about the fate the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Rouhani, Putin hold talks on regional security

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met on Friday to discuss the volatile security situation in the Middle East region.

Rouhani congratulates Putin on Russia Day

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has felicitated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Russia’s National Day, expressing confidence that bilateral relations will expand and deepen.

Putin, Xi denounce U.S. sanctions on Tehran

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a joint statement denounced the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran and called upon the JCPOA signatories to adhere to their commitments.

By Negar Asadi

Scholar says Iran’s independence is a challenge to U.S.

TEHRAN - Modjtaba Sadria, a prominent scholar, says that Iran’s independence is a serious challenge to unipolarism of the U.S.

Putin, Merkel and Macron discuss nuclear deal, cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Tuesday discussing ways to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal and continuing economic and trade cooperation with Iran.

Zarif bears Rouhani’s message to Moscow

Lavrov blames U.S. ‘irresponsible’ acts for ‘unacceptable situation’ surrounding JCPOA

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday delivered a letter by President Hassan Rouhani, which was addressed at Russian President Vladimir Putin, to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

By Alan Macleod 

Dictator: Media code for ‘Government we don’t like’

FAIR - Let’s start with a quiz: Quick! Name some dictators! I’m willing to bet most of you responded with just a few of the same names: Assad, Putin, Castro, Kim Jong-un, Gaddafi, Maduro. This is not because they are the only dictators in the world (far from it), or that all of them even necessarily qualify for the title, but precisely because these are the figures most constantly labeled as such by our media.

Putin says will meet Rouhani, Aliyev in August

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a summit in Russia in August, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty reported.

Move follows U.S. decision to withdraw from 1987 INF treaty after alleged Russian breaches

Russia suspends participation in nuclear arms treaty with U.S.

President Vladimir Putin has suspended Russia’s participation in a key nuclear arms treaty, following Washington’s decision to withdraw from it.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Assad, Putin's green light for battle of Idlib

TEHRAN - All eyes are on Idlib and the terrorist group’s fate there. Media are reporting on massive preparations by the Syrian army and its dispatch to the northern fronts of the country.

Fighting terrorism is our common cause, Rouhani says after Sochi talks

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that fighting terrorism is a common cause for Iran, Russia and Turkey.

Iran, Russia and Turkey reaffirms commitment to Syria’s sovereignty

TEHRAN – Iran, Russia and Turkey issued a joint statement on Thursday at the end of Sochi conference on Syrian crisis and reaffirmed commitment to Syria’s sovereignty and independence.

Rouhani to visit Sochi on Thursday

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to leave Tehran for Sochi, Russia, on Thursday to attend a trilateral meeting with Russian and Turkish leaders upon the official invitation by President Vladimir Putin.

Rouhani, Putin to meet in Sochi

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will soon hold a meeting in Sochi, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Russia suspends INF Treaty in ‘mirror response’ to U.S. halting the agreement 

President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is halting its participation in the Cold War-era INF nuclear agreement after Washington’s decision to suspend it. Russia will develop missiles previously forbidden under its terms.

By Payman Yazdani

‘U.S. withdrawal from Syria will likely bring to surface differences between Astana partners’

TEHRAN - Commenting on the U.S. dissatisfaction with increased cooperation of Iran, Russia and Turkey,  Member of Turkey’s CHP says U.S. withdrawal from Syria will likely bring to surface differences between Astana partners

Erdogan says plans to meet with Putin, Rouhani

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he plans to meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani, TASS reported.

Putin says Russia is ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would deploy its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles next year, saying the move meant his country now had a new type of strategic weapon.

Russia to host Rouhani-Putin-Erdogan summit on Syria

TEHRAN – Russia announced on Friday it will host a three-way summit with Turkey and Iran on the Syrian conflict early next year.

Putin envoy visits Tehran for Syria talks 

TEHRAN – Russian President Putin’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev traveled to Tehran on Saturday and sat down for talks with Iran’s Syria negotiator, Hossein Jaberi Ansari.

By Farzad Farhadi

Russian White Swans in the U.S. backyard; Washington terrified  

TEHRAN - On December 10, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced two Russian Tu-160 planes landed at an airport in close proximity to Caracas, Venezuelan capital, after traveling some 10,000 km. The two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived a couple of days after Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which ended with Russia's agreement to invest in Venezuela.  

Putin says Russia and Saudi Arabia to extend OPEC+ oil pact

Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend into 2019 their agreement to manage the oil market, known as OPEC+, although Moscow and Riyadh have yet to agree on any fresh output cuts.

Saudi crown prince gets frosty G20 welcome

The G20 summit kicked off on Friday in Buenos Aires with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman facing an awkward reception from world leaders.

Putin reiterates support for Iran deal

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) during the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday.