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Russian and Iranian Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Mohammad Javad Zarif have reiterated in a telephone conversation their commitment to the accord on Tehran’s nuclear program, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Monday. “[The two …

Russia’s energy giant Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Iranian Oil Company to cooperate in the Iran LNG project which is estimated to cost $4 billion. Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller and NIOC …

Despite the fact that Iran and Russia enjoy very close political ties at a strategic alliance level, the alliance is not reflected in trade ties, Azer News reports. In the latest sign of warming relations …

Russia will receive the first one million barrels of crude oil from Iran under an “oil for goods” trade agreement that was signed earlier this year between the two countries, Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced …

A peace settlement to end the six-year Syrian civil war will require compromise by all sides, including the Assad government, Vladimir Putin has said as the presidents of Iran and Turkey arrived in the Black …

Iran’s military presence in Syria is solely dedicated to the “war on terrorism,” Russia’s ambassador to Israel said Monday, seeking to defend a recent U.S.-Russia agreement that would allow Iranian forces to remain in the …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov seemingly dashed American hopes that Moscow will put pressure on Iran to withdraw its forces from Syria, in a statement on Tuesday, The Algemeiner reports. Lavrov said that the Iranian …

Russia has committed to removing Iranian-backed forces from the border of the Golan Heights as part of a ceasefire agreement in southern Syria signed with the United States and Jordan, a senior State Department official said …

Russian gas giant Gazprom signed an initial agreement with Iranian state-run investment fund IDRO to cooperate in unspecified oil, gas and energy projects, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. “The Industrial Development and Renovation …

Russia and Iran have signed agreements to collaborate on “strategic” energy deals worth up to $30bn that will involve energy groups such as Rosneft and Gazprom, Financial Times reports. After years of sanctions, the government …