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U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, are aimed at blackmailing the European Union, a Russian diplomat said as quoted …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that preserving the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program was important, as failure of the deal would send “an alarming message for the entire international security architecture,” …

The European Council on Foreign Relations once called Russia and Iran the “power couple” of the Middle East. That was two years ago, and it appears they’re still making the relationship work, Al-Monitor reports. On …

China and Russia have voiced concern after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pull the United States out of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal unless changes are made, The Iranian reports. Speaking on January …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif reaffirmed their commitment to a multilateral deal on Iran’s nuclear program here on Wednesday, Xinhua reports. They expressed willingness to continue to fulfill …

Efforts by the Trump administration to marshal a muscular international response to Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protesters appeared to backfire on Friday, as members of the UN Security Council instead used a special session called …

Despite the U.S. denying its involvement in the Iranian protests, a top Russian diplomat warned the U.S. not to meddle in Iran’s internal affairs. The official, speaking from Moscow, stated that Washington’s intent was to …

The much-touted scheme to integrate the payment systems of Iran and Russia has been slowed in the past couple of months due to lengthy negotiations, the head of Central Bank of Iran’s Payment Systems Department …

Russia signed a deal with Iran on Monday to finance €3 billion for joint manufacturing of 20,000 freight cars, 1,000 passenger cars, 350 locomotives as well as rail transportation equipment, Financial Tribune reports. The agreement …

Iran’s foreign ministry has sharply contradicted recent claims by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, that an agreement on the legal status of the Caspian Sea is “practically ready”, Radio Farda reports. Bahram Qassemi, the spokesman …