TEHRAN, April 18 - The speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament has warned of “serious consequences” of the US sanctions imposed on Russia, saying Moscow’s response will be "precise and painful."
TEHRAN, April 18 - The Russian Energy Ministry is working with Iran on extension of the agreement on oil supplies to Russia under the oil-for-goods program for five years, Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.
TEHRAN, April 17 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow would not accept any change to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with P5+1 countries.
TEHRAN, April 16 - Russia said a visit by inspectors from the United Nations chemical watchdog to the site of an alleged gas attack in Syria's Douma has been delayed due to recent Western airstrikes on the Arab country.
TEHRAN, April 16 -Russia’s state telecommunications regulator said on Monday it had begun blocking access to messenger service Telegram after the service’s owner refused to comply with an order to give Russian state security access to users’ secret messages.
TEHRAN, April 14 - Russia on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council as Moscow said it would consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria following U.S.-led strikes.
TEHRAN, April 14 - Major General Igor Konashenkov Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation lashed out that UK government and expounded on the way of recent chemical attacks on Syria’s Douma city and said, “opposition groups to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out such heinous act with insistence and pressure of British government.”
TEHRAN, April 14 -Russia’s intelligence agencies spied on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were attacked with a nerve agent in March, the national security adviser to Britain’s prime minister said.
TEHRAN, April 14 -Russia has warned against the repercussions of the missile strikes by the US and its allies on Syria, saying the tripartite military attacks targeted the terrorism-riddled country’s chance for a peaceful future.
TEHRAN, April 14 - Russia has warned against the repercussions of the missile strikes by the US and its allies on Syria, saying the tripartite military attacks targeted the terrorism-riddled country’s chance for a peaceful future.
TEHRAN, April 13 - The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to coordinate their actions to avoid further military escalation in Syria, AP reported.
TEHRAN, April 13 - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Friday international relations should not depend on the mood of one person when he wakes up in the morning, in apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump, RIA news agency reported.
TEHRAN, April 13 - Russia's lower house of parliament is to consider draft legislation that would give the Kremlin powers to ban or restrict a list of U.S. imports, reacting to new U.S. sanctions on a group of Russian tycoons and officials.
TEHRAN, April 13 -Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia has called on the United States and its allies to drop plans for potential military intervention in Syria, warning he "cannot exclude" the possibility of direct military confrontation between Moscow and Washington in case the Arab country is attacked.
TEHRAN, April 12 -U.S. senators preparing for Mike Pompeo’s confirmation hearing on Thursday to become the next secretary of state said one of their main questions would be: will the CIA director be able to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump?
TEHRAN, April 12 - Russia says the Syrian army has liberated Douma, the last Eastern Ghouta town under militant control, less than two months into its counter-terrorism operation in the suburban area near the capital, Damascus.
TEHRAN, April 11 - Ukraine on Wednesday rejected a natural gas transit proposal by Russian energy giant Gazprom as an unacceptable and unprofitable proposition for Kiev.
TEHRAN, April 11 - China state-run refiner Sinopec will cut back on its nominations of Saudi Arabian crude in May after the major OPEC producer's latest official selling prices came out above market consensus, potentially providing other producers in the Middle East and Asia Pacific with a chance to boost sales to the giant Asian consumer.
TEHRAN, April 11 - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it did not engage in "Twitter diplomacy" after U.S. President Donald Trump used the social media platform to warn Russia of imminent military action in Syria, the Interfax news agency reported.