Tasnim - Chinas Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin in the UN Security Council said Beijing is diametrically opposed to Washingtons illegal bid to prevent removal of an anti-Iran arms embargo that is slated to expire in October. We dont agree with the US in pushing for the extension of the arms embargo against Iran, Wenbin told Russias Ria Novosti ...

RT - Iran is prepared for the possibility of war with the United States, but hopes instead that tensions between the two nations can be solved with dialogue, the countrys deputy foreign minister has said. "We hope that we can start a dialogue, but we are ready for war,"Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told RIA Novosti. He stressed that ...

Azer News- Half of the funds that Iran receives from the contract to supply oil to Russia will be spent on financing joint projects, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said in an interview with RIA Novosti. The envoy emphasized that it is wrong to call this a "contract on oil swap for goods. We do not have a contract on oil swap for goods,...

[caption id="attachment_149498" align="alignright" width="227"] Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Abbas Araqchi[/caption] Tehran hopes to resolve main divisions with the United States at the next round of nuclear talks, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told RIA Novosti on Sunday. LAUSANNE (Sputnik) ...

[caption id="attachment_154001" align="alignright" width="188"] The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit meeting in Tajikistan (Sep. 2014)[/caption] A senior Russian official says his country throws its weight behind Irans beneficial membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Zamir Nabiyevich Kabulov told Russias RIA ...

[caption id="attachment_129086" align="alignright" width="180"] This file photo shows centrifuges at Iran's Natanz enrichment facility.[/caption] Tehran and Washington are "slowly bringing their positions togethers" in talks on Iranian nuclear program, according to a source in the Iranian delegation. GENEVA (Sputnik) Tehran is ready toconsider ...

The expansion of anti-Russian sanctions is under discussion by the European Union foreign ministers, according to a European diplomat. BRUSSELS, (Sputnik) The European Union foreign ministers are discussing the expansion ofan anti-Russian sanction list, which would target some individuals and was planned foradoption withoutdiscussions, a European ...

Moscow and Tehran plan to sign a memorandum of understanding in 2015, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said. The projected agreement is one of the first steps in moving toward a visa-free regime between the two countries. MOSCOW, January 27 (Sputnik) Moscow and Tehran are considering creating a visa-free regime betweenthe two countries ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Jagarian announced his country's enthusiasm for the consolidation of relations with Iran in all fields. "We have never given up cooperation with Iran in our position-taking on foreign economic policies which include energy, industrial, transportation, technological and agricultural sectors, and ...

Moscow will purchase poultry, fish and shrimp from Iran as an alternative source to avoid the deficit growing from Europe's sanction policy and Russia's countermeasures. Iran has agreed to supply oil in exchange for Russian goods, including grain. MOSCOW, December 17 (Sputnik) Russia intends tostart importing poultry fromIran and increase the import ...

Moscow will push for intense talks between the P5+1 group of negotiators and Iran. New extensions could be too risky, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. MOSCOW, December 12 (Sputnik) The final nuclear agreement withIran could be signed withinthree or four months, Russia's main negotiator inthe talks withthe Islamic Republic told ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is likely to join the Vienna talks over Tehran's nuclear program if progress is made. VIENNA, November 18 (Sputnik) The visit ofRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov toVienna depends onthe progress achieved inthe course ofthe talks overIran's nuclear program, a diplomatic source told RIA Novosti Tuesday....

The ninth round of talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1 group of world powers ended on Tuesday without a breakthrough to seal a deal over Iran's nuclear programme ahead of a 24 November deadline. "It would be wrong to speak about any kind of major progress" at the Oman talks, but "there was no setback, no disruption and no deadlock," Russian ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Turkish Ambassador to Russia voiced his opposition to possible sanctions against Russia, saying that imposing embargoes on Iran proved this way cannot produce results. Turkish authorities do not intend to impose sanctions on Russia if asked by the United States or the European Union, Umit Yardim, who had previously served as his ...

VIENNA, October 16 (RIA Novosti) Every time a deadline for signing a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program is extended, the risk of the talks failure increases, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti. "Obviously, every new extension, if there are discussions about it at this stage, will be more difficult than ...

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - A meeting between the foreign ministers ofIran and the 5+1 group could take place in November, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti. "A ministerial meeting ispossible. But this will mean that the solution is near. Alternatively, if this is not achieved, complications are possible, like ...