Iran-Russia Relations

The Iranian and Russian foreign ministries issued a statement on Friday, marking the 20th anniversary of signing the “treaty on the basis for mutual relations and principles of cooperation…

Iran exported $800 million worth of commodities to Russia in 2020 to register a 105% increase compared with 2019.  The volume of exports, according to Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem…

A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official said Moscow is ready to export Iran’s enriched uranium produced above the limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal, should the United States return to the…

Iran and Russia are expanding their collaborations in the fields of technology and medicine, Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says. 

A study on the synchronization of Iran’s and Russian electricity networks is to be completed in the next few months and if all goes well executive operation will begin, the energy minister said…

Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Mounesan said he will visit Russia by the end of the current Iranian month (Sept. 20) in order to carry out final negotiations…

Two container ships are scheduled to start sailing from Russia’s Astrakhan to Iran’s port of Anzali in September as per a decision by the International North-South Corridor Taskforce, which…

Iran and Russia held the 11th edition of their transportation cooperation taskforce meetings via videoconferencing from July 27 to 29. 

Iran and Russia are still discussing integrating interbank transaction networks, Russia's Mir and Iran's Shetab, to ease transactions between the people and businesses of the two countries, an…

China and Russia oppose any pressure on Iran by the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, saying it will be counterproductive and escalate the situation.  The deal, known as the…

Russia’s foreign minister said the Trump administration has unleashed a politically motivated campaign against Iran and called for “universal condemnation” of the US attempt to get the UN…

Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing US claims that Tehran was defying the UN resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers by…

Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture plans to hold a conference on Iran-Russia customs collaboration for exporters active in the Russian market on March 2. The event is…

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture will send a business delegation to Russia headed by the chamber president Gholamreza Shafei. The delegation is scheduled to visit…

Iranian parliamentarians hailed the ongoing maritime maneuvers launched by Iran, China and Russia in the northern areas of Indian Ocean, describing the move as “a clear message” to the US…

Iran, China and Russia have launched joint naval drills on Friday starting from the port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran toward the northern areas of Indian Ocean.  The four-day wargame…

Commercial transactions in national currencies between Russia and Iran exceeded 50% in 2019, Moscow's commercial representative in Tehran, Rustam Zhiganshin, said. "While in 2018 payments in…

A senior Iranian diplomat commended Russia's historical relations with Tehran, which have risen to a stronger and more comprehensive level in recent years.  "As two neighbors and two…

An economic delegation from Russia’s Samara Oblast concluded a visit to Iran's Mazandaran Province on Wednesday. The Russian delegation held meetings with local traders and businesspeople and…

Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian arrived in Moscow Thursday for talks with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak and follow up on a planned $5 billion loan from the government in Russia. The…

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who was in Moscow to attend a non-proliferation conference, met senior Russian diplomats on Saturday.

The presidents of Iran and Russia met in Armenia on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union Summit on Tuesday to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues.  

The governor of Iran’s central bank says the country has totally scrapped US dollar in trade with Russia and Turkey, and trade partners are using their national currency instead. …

As traditional foreign partners of Iranian car companies suspend their operations or leave, the local automotive firms are looking north and seeking partnerships with Russian counterparts.…

The presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran meeting in Ankara on Monday agreed to help ease tensions in northwest Syria’s Idlib region. The summit of the three countries—all of whom have allies…