Iran-Russia cooperation

‘Iran has no right to play victim,’ Sybiha rebukes Tehran over threats

Iran’s threats against Ukraine are unjustified and baseless, Ukraine’s acting foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, wrote on X.

27 July, 05:07 PM

U.S. suspects Russian intelligence or tech aided Iranian drone strikes on CIA Gulf targets

U.S. intelligence agencies suspect Russia may have provided intelligence or technology to assist Iran in executing drone strikes against CIA targets in the Persian Gulf, Reuters, citing four sources familiar with the investigation, reported on July 22.

23 July, 12:28 PM

Iranian foreign minister heads to Moscow for talks with Putin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Moscow, where his meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is planned, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali reported on April 26.

27 April, 08:10 AM

Ukraine repeatedly tried to convince Iran to halt its deadly drone transfers to Moscow

Ukraine made attempts from the very beginning to stop the transfer of Shahed drones to Russia by appealing directly to Tehran, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post, published on March 16.

17 March, 11:55 AM

Putin backs Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran leader, vows Moscow will stand by Tehran

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei — the successor to Ali Khamenei — on his appointment as Iran’s supreme leader, the Kremlin press service reported.

9 March, 03:22 PM

World safer if Iran’s regime falls, FM Sybiha says

The Iranian regime has been one of the main sources of regional and international instability for years and its collapse would significantly improve security in the Middle East and beyond, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on March 2.

3 March, 02:03 AM

Iran demands economic payoff from U.S. in high-stakes nuclear talks

Iran is seeking a nuclear agreement with the United States that delivers economic benefits to both sides, including cooperation in oil and gas, mining and aviation, Reuters reported on Feb. 15, citing Hamid Ghanbari, deputy director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Economic Diplomacy.

16 February, 04:16 PM

Iranian cargo ship disabled in Caspian Sea

Iranian dry cargo ship Rona, believed to be sailing a route used to deliver weapons from Iran to Russia, was disabled in the Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 11:08 PM

Iranian nuclear scientists secretly visited Russia twice in pursuit of sensitive technology — FT

Iranian scientists and nuclear experts made two secret visits to Russia in what the United States believes was an effort to obtain classified technology that could aid in building a nuclear weapon, the Financial Times reported.

19 November 2025, 10:06 AM

Russia’s war in Ukraine curbs its support for Iran — ISW

Moscow continues to back Tehran only diplomatically, highlighting the constraints in their bilateral strategic relationship, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on June 23.

24 June 2025, 09:59 AM

Sikorski to Moscow: Drop Iran and North Korea if peace is your concern

Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has suggested that Russia should reject Iranian drones and North Korean ammunition if it is concerned about the potential deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine during a possible ceasefire, he wrote on social media platform X on March 21.

21 March 2025, 02:24 PM

Iran begins receiving Russian Su-35 fighters, aiming to phase out older aircraft

Russia has delivered the first two Su-35 fighter jets to Iran, with more expected to follow, the German industry publication Flug Revue reported on Nov. 29.

2 December 2024, 04:50 PM

Russia aims to deepen strategic cooperation with Iran — ISW

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Iran to "enhance economic cooperation between the two countries," the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on Sept. 30.

1 October 2024, 08:16 AM

EU pledges new sanctions on Iran over missile transfers to Russia amid Ukraine war

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, speaking on behalf of the entire EU, issued a strong statement condemning Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia. The statement was published on the European Council’s website on Sep. 13.

13 September 2024, 04:34 PM

Iranian ballistic missiles transferred to Russia may soon hit Ukraine’s frontline cities

Iran’s Fath-360 tactical ballistic missiles, which may have been transferred to Russia, could be used by Russian forces to hit frontline cities and target Ukrainian military positions in the east, according to Defense Express on Saturday, Sep. 7.

7 September 2024, 10:50 PM

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