TEHRAN, January 22 -CNN political reporter Maeve Reston half-joked about her network’s obsession with all things Russia, but at the same time conceded the voting public simply doesn’t care about the “Russiagate” conspiracy.
TEHRAN, January 21 - There are no talks yet about any potential new meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Sunday by state run RIA news agency.
TEHRAN, January 20 - Iranian Foreign Minister's Special Assistant for Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari and Russian President's Special Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev discussed Syrian developments as they met in the Russian City of Sochi.
TEHRAN, January 19 - Iran and Russia must hold close consultations on the developments in the Middle East and the Arab world, Iranian Foreign Minister's Special Assistant for Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said.
TEHRAN, January 19 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of "resisting" Moscow's efforts to take away the ability of Syrian terrorists to develop and use chemical weapons.
TEHRAN, January 19 - The possible collapse of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal would send an "alarming" message to the world, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, advising signatories of the deal against abandoning it to pursue their own interests.
TEHRAN, January 18 - A bus fire in northwestern Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
TEHRAN, January 18 -Russian MPs are expected within weeks to submit a new draft law regulating private military companies. A global market exists for mercenary fighters and some argue Russia is missing out by trapping citizens in a legal minefield.
TEHRAN, January 17 - Russia hit out on Wednesday at a U.S.-led effort to increase international pressure on North Korea, saying it was making the situation worse and undermining the United Nations.
TEHRAN, January 16 - Russia's new government after its March presidential election should invest more in education and healthcare to help spur economic growth, the World Bank's chief executive officer said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, January 16 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone conversation on Tuesday discussed the Syrian crisis and the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
TEHRAN, January 16 - The United States and Canada will host the summit on Tuesday, which will involve the foreign ministers from 20 nations; notably those who fought against North Korea during the Korean War.
TEHRAN, January 16 -Canada and the US are hosting a meeting on the Korean peninsula deadlock, gathering diplomats from 20 nations. Moscow and Beijing, however, are not invited, and will only be “briefed” on the outcome, Russia’s FM Lavrov said.
TEHRAN, January 15 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stressed that Moscow will not back US attempts to change the 2015 nuclear deal struck between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
TEHRAN, January 15 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow will work to preserve the existing Iran nuclear deal despite Washington threatening to withdraw from it.
TEHRAN, January 14 -US President Donald Trump’s administration intends to develop new nuclear firepower that it says will make it easier to deter Russian threats to its European allies, further claiming that it aims to make nuclear conflict less likely.
TEHRAN, January 13 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said the US would be making a grave mistake by pulling out of Iran’s nuclear deal and underlined Moscow’s determination to keep the landmark accord intact.