Iranian FM Javad Zarif attends the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York, U.S., Sept 20, 2017. (REUTERS) September 26, 2020 Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is trying to entice Russia to become closer to Iran through bilateral relations, Iranian media reported Thursday. He arrived in Moscow to discuss relations with Russia. His goal is to pave [...]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Reuters) September 25, 2020 Russia on Thursday dismissed the threat of US sanctions and attempts to isolate Iran, saying it intended to trade with Tehran once a UN arms embargo expires next month. The embargo on conventional arms shipments to Iran is set to expire on October 18 [...]
Members of the Security Council vote at United Nations headquarters on the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, July 20, 2015. (AP) September 19, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says that on Saturday (2000 EDT/0000 GMT Sunday) all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a [...]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press conference during the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Washington, April 4, 2019. (AFP) September 16, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Tuesday that Washington would prevent Iran from purchasing "Chinese tanks and Russian air defense systems" as the end to a [...]
A member of Iran's elite IRGC chants slogans after attacking a naval vessel during a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, Feb 25, 2015. (IRNA) September 10, 2020 Chinese and Russian forces will take part in joint military exercises in southern Russia later this month along with troops from Armenia, Belarus, Iran, [...]
Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi. (AP) September 04, 2020 Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in a landmark deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites where it was suspected of having stored or used undeclared [...]
Mahmoud Vaezi, Chief of Staff for President of Iran Hassan Rouhan. (MEHR) September 04, 2020 Speaking on Friday, the Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi dismissed any plans for direct talks with the United States after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed to mediate between Iran and the United States. Speaking to [...]
The flag of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) waves in front of the IAEA building in Vienna. (AFP) September 1, 2020 The signatories to the faltering Iran nuclear deal meet in Vienna on Tuesday as the US is urging international sanctions on the Islamic republic to be reimposed and an arms embargo [...]
The hackers typically demanded a ransom between one and five Bitcoin. As of Wednesday, one bitcoin was worth over $11,000. (iStockphoto) September 1, 2020 Unsophisticated Iranian hackers are attacking company networks with ransomware, a cybersecurity firm said. The attackers have been using Dharma ransomware “and a mix of publicly available tools” to target companies in Russia, Japan, [...]
US F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Mar 2010. (REUTERS) August 31, 2020 Iran has been in a race against time to obtain advanced Russian-manufactured radar systems to challenge the United States-made F-35 fighter jets. Russia and China have recently opposed a US attempt in the United Nations [...]
