MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India has increased efforts to locate three missing nationals in Iran and 16 in Russia, seeking assistance from local authorities.

Shadmani’s pronouncement is the first official confirmation of Tehran’s purchase of the Russian fighters that has long been suspected to be in the works. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the issue.

Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated by Russia’s war against Ukraine and Iran’s attempts to assassinate Trump,

NICOLE GRAJEWSKI is a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is the author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance From Syria to Ukraine.

While Moscow and Tehran have shared warmer relations for decades, a revival of the nations’ allyship occurred when the former invaded Kyiv.

Moscow’s new agreement with Tehran comes three days before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, who is expected to resume his first term’s “maximum pressure” policy toward Iran, and to pursue a political settlement to Russia’s ...

Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Friday to build a gas pipeline to Iran aimed at eventually transporting up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year to the West Asian country.

Russian and Iranian officials say the "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" covers all areas -— from trade and military cooperation to science, education and culture.

Russia and Iran are poised to sign a new treaty on Friday to cement their military and economic ties, a pact between two of the world's most heavily sanctioned nations that is likely to alarm the West.

Cooperation in medical equipment sector In May 2024, Iran and Russia agreed to enhance their cooperation by ... of the 17th Joint Economic Committee meeting which was held in Tehran. The memorandum of understanding was compiled following several rounds ...

Iran confirms purchasing Russian Su-35 fighter jets amid deepening military ties with Moscow under a new 20-year strategic partnership treaty