Russia-Iran relations

AI-generated illustration of the flags of Iran, Russia and China

Iran Calls Russia and China Strategic Partners Ahead of Shenzhen Talks

Iran says Russia and China are strategic partners familiar with its positions, as the Kremlin announces a November 19 meeting between Putin, Xi and Trump in Shenzhen.

November 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin shake hands in front of Iranian and Russian flags

Iran Warns Russia That Ukraine’s Caspian Strikes Are Stoking Instability

Iran's first vice president told Russia's prime minister in Dushanbe that Ukraine is stoking instability in northern Iran through attacks on the Caspian region, TASS reported. Russia's published excerpt of the talks

October 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seated at a table with a microphone and papers in front of him

Gulf States Ask Russia to Press Iran as Lavrov Offers a Security Plan

Bahrain's foreign minister told a Russia-GCC meeting in Manama that the Gulf expects Moscow to press Iran to comply with Resolution 2817, which Russia abstained on in March. Lavrov used the meeting

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands in front of Russian and Iranian flags in Turkmenbashi

Russia Offers to Take Iran’s Uranium, but Only After a US-Iran Deal

Russia's deputy foreign minister says Moscow will take Iran's enriched uranium, or help others do so, if the warring sides reach a deal. He says IAEA experts have not regained access and

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A man walks past a banner of Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a Tehran street during the Iran-Israel war 2026

Iran’s 90 Million: Tehran’s Enemy Within and a World Forced to Watch

A new analysis argues Iran's 90 million people, economically devastated and generationally alienated, pose a more durable threat to the Islamic Republic than any military campaign. With the blockade having collapsed oil

July 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Reports