TEHRAN, May 28 - Turkey would likely opt to purchase Russian Sukhoi Su-57 twin-engine warplanes in place of US F-35 single-engine stealth fighter jets if Washington suspends the delivery of the latter in response to Ankara’s sale of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia.
TEHRAN, May 28 - The Kremlin said on Monday that gradual NATO military expansion towards its borders did not improve security or stability in Europe as it commented on media reports Poland is seeking to secure a permanent U.S. military presence on its territory.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Iran says Russia has announced readiness to invest in its mining industry in what could be a clear defiance to US President Donald Trump’s agenda to bar investments in the economy of the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, May 27 -Russian state energy giant Gazprom and the Turkish government have reached a deal on the construction of the land-based part of the Turkish Stream branch that will bring Russian gas to European consumers.
TEHRAN, May 27 - Jordan has decided to abandon a $10 billion deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant, saying the two sides worked to construct a small modular reactor (SMR) instead.
TEHRAN, May 27 - Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri congratulated Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev on re-assuming the post of prime minister of Russia.
TEHRAN, May 26 - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly willing to testify in the investigation surrounding alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.
TEHRAN, May 25 - Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States' move to impose "unilateral" sanctions against Iran will result in "harmful" consequences.
TEHRAN, May 25 -Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Netherlands has provided "no facts" to support its allegation that Moscow was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014.
TEHRAN, May 25 - Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on Washington's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, said on Friday that unilateral steps taken by countries like the United States led to a dead-end and were always counter-productive.
TEHRAN, May 25 - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Netherlands has provided "no facts" to support its allegation that Moscow was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014.
TEHRAN, May 24 -Russia’s Defense Ministry has strongly rejected fresh claims by an international investigation team that the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed by a missile launched from a Russian unit, stressing Moscow has nothing to do with the tragic event in which some 300 people lost their lives after the plane was downed over eastern Ukraine.
TEHRAN, May 24 -Russia’s giant energy company Gazprom, which is involved in massive gas exports to Europe, has reached an agreement with European Union antitrust regulators, in what could settle long-running disputes over the company’s pricing mechanisms and its reluctance to allow competition in Eastern Europe.
TEHRAN, May 24 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planning to visit North Korea, in a development announced more than two weeks before a summit is supposed to be held between the leaders of the United States and North Korea.
TEHRAN, May 24 - Ukraine has put Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, whose company Rusal owns a large alumina plant in the country, and other prominent Russians on an expanded sanctions list, a document on the president's website showed on Thursday.
TEHRAN, May 24 - Vladimir Putin told the leader of the war-torn Central African Republic on Wednesday he wanted to ramp up cooperation with the resource-rich country as the Kremlin seeks to regain influence on the continent.
TEHRAN, May 23 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to North Korea for a visit on May 31, the RBC news portal wrote on Wednesday, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
TEHRAN, May 23 - State monopoly Russian Railways says it does not expect its development projects in Iran, including a 1.2 billion euro electrification plan, to be impacted by planned US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, May 22 - Russia and Japan have threatened to impose heavy bans worth almost $1 billion combined on US exports in retaliation for Washington’s hefty duties on its metal imports.