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2018-10-19 19:02
Russia cannot force Iran out of Syria: Putin
TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia cannot force Iran to end its presence in Syria and rejected U.S. and Israeli calls for Moscow to persuade Iran to pull its military forces out of Syria.
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2018-10-08 15:33
India Will Buy Weapons from Russia and Oil from Iran, Ignoring U.S. Warnings
India was set to enter lucrative bids for Russian weapons and Iranian oil, despite warnings and potential sanctions from Washington.
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2018-10-03 11:40
President Putin to oversee the sale of air defence systems during his visit to India this week, Kremlin official says.
Russia and India 'set to sign $5bn S-400 missile deal'
Russia and India are set to sign a deal worth more than five billion dollars on the delivery of Russian S-400 missile systems to New Delhi, according to the Kremlin.
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2018-10-01 17:37
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Putin’s India visit will test Modi’s idea of ‘strategic autonomy’ for India’
TEHRAN - Russian President Vladmir Putin will be visiting India next week (October 4-5) to attend the 19th India-Russia summit with focus on advancing bilateral ties between the two countries. New Delhi is hoping to build on the momentum of the successful summit held in Sochi in May this year and follow up on the ambitious defence deals.
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2018-10-01 10:52
By Hamid Bayati
Putin’s S-300 winging to Syria: Tel Aviv’s nightmare
TEHRAN - A Russian Ilyushin-20 military aircraft with 15 servicemen on board was brought down on September 17 by Syrian anti-aircraft S-200 air defense system in northwestern Syria. Moscow blamed Tel Aviv for the incident, and the Zionist authorities fought to cast blame elsewhere.
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2018-09-29 22:03
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
India, Russia seek to evade U.S. sanctions and bolster defense cooperation
TEHRAN - There is a palpable buzz in the policy circles of India ahead of Russian President Vladmir Putin’s much-anticipated visit to India next week (October 4-5). He will be attending the 19th India-Russia summit with focus on advancing bilateral ties between the two time-tested allies.
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2018-09-22 20:26
Putin says ready to help Iran in terror fight
TEHRAN – President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia is ready to help Iran fight terrorism.
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2018-09-18 09:17
Despite U.S. pressure, India clears way for $2.2-billion defense deal with Russia
TEHRAN - Barely two weeks after India signed a historic defense deal with the U.S. called Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (CCSA), now the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi has cleared the way for an ambitious $2.2-billion frigates deal with Russia.
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2018-09-08 08:26
Iran's Leader receives Turkish, Russian presidents in Tehran
TEHRAN– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in separate meetings after they attended the Tehran trilateral summit on Syrian settlement on September 7, 2018./ leader.ir
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2018-09-07 23:28
Rouhani: U.S. should quickly leave Syria in favor of peace
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that the United States should leave Syria as soon as possible because its presence there has been detrimental to the a peace process in the country.
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2018-09-07 23:18
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.
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2018-09-07 18:41
Rouhani, Putin, Erdogan stress co-op until terrorists routed in Syria
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who had gathered in Tehran on Friday for a trilateral summit on Syria issued a joint statement reaffirming their respective countries’ determination to continue cooperation until full eradication of terrorist groups in Syria.
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2018-09-07 17:00
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.
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2018-09-07 15:18
Putin, Erdogan in Tehran for trilateral summit on Syria
TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have arrived in Tehran for talks with their Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for a third summit on Syria.
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2018-09-04 10:37
India to go ahead with Russia defense deal
TEHRAN - Ahead of the U.S. government delegation’s visit to India, speculation is rife that India will convey to the U.S. that it is going ahead with the ambitious Rs. 40,000 crore deal with Russia to procure a consignment of S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems.
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2018-08-27 20:28
Erdogan, Putin to visit Tehran on September 7
TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on September 7 to attend a summit on the Syria peace process, a report said.
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2018-08-06 11:43
By Javad Heirannia
Trump has no foreign policy: Professor Onuf
TEHRAN – Professor Nicholas Onuf, a primary figure among constructivists in international relations, tells the Tehran Times that “Trump has no foreign policy, or even any idea what it means to have a policy, as opposed to an emotional reaction to whatever is happening on any given day.”
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2018-07-28 21:29
Putin says ready to talk with Trump about Iran deal
TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday both he and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, need to meet to talk about issues such as the Iran nuclear deal, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and global conflicts.
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2018-07-28 11:21
By Seyyed Hossein Mousavian
How to avoid U.S.-Iran conflict – and perhaps save the nuclear deal
While the world has been focusing on Donald Trump’s summits with NATO and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, tensions are escalating dangerously between Washington and Tehran.
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2018-07-28 10:11
By Sajad Abedi
Russia’s strategy on Syria, U.S.
TEHRAN- The U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit ended with many concerns. According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement, the meeting still had positive results as the two presidents addressed Middle East problems, and reached an agreement on Syrian issues.
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2018-07-25 12:07
By Payman Yazdani
Trump is looking for new alliances: Almut Moller
Commenting on the necessity of a right balanced engagement between Russia and the EU, Almut Moller, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin, says Donald Trump is “looking for new alliances”.
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2018-07-21 10:38
Hanif Ghaffari
A Contemplation on Trump's meeting with Putin
Finally, the meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia was held in Helsinki, Finland. At the end of the meeting, the two sides emphasized the need for having interaction with each other to resolve international crises.
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2018-07-20 21:33
Putin says nuclear deal should be preserved
TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is an important document that should be preserved.
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2018-07-19 11:33
Putin envoy to brief Iran on Helsinki summit: report
TEHRAN – Russia’s special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev was scheduled to pay a visit to Tehran on Wednesday to brief the Iranian leadership on the results of the recent Trump-Putin summit in Finland, Tasnim reported, citing a report by RBS news agency.
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2018-07-17 21:08
Putin defends JCPOA in presser with Trump
TEHRAN – In a joint press conference with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Helsinki on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended the Iran nuclear deal.
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2018-07-17 11:50
By staff & agencies
One-on-one meeting with Putin a 'good start': Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump described his one-on-one meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin as a "good start" Monday.
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2018-07-13 19:11
Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents to meet in Tehran to discuss Syria
Velayati calls meeting with Putin very ‘constructive’, ‘transparent’ and ‘friendly’
TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, announced on Thursday that the Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents will meet in Tehran in the near future to discuss the Syrian crisis.
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2018-07-07 20:38
Kremlin: Iran’s Syria role won’t feature in Putin-Trump summit
TEHRAN – Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repudiated media reports claiming that the withdrawal of pro-Iranian forces from Syria would top the agenda of a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, Tass reported on Friday.
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2018-06-14 22:01
Host Russia too strong for Saudi Arabia
MOSCOW – Russia started the 2018 FIFA World Cup on a high note, thrashing Saudi Arabia 5-0 on Thursday.
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2018-06-09 21:26
Putin backs Iran’s membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Rouhani: More dialogue needed with Russia after U.S. nuclear deal exit
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said in a meeting on Saturday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that more dialogue is needed between Tehran and Moscow now that Donald Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the multilateral 2015 nuclear deal.