Contents tagged with Iran
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Kremlin: Russia does not need US approval to strengthen ties with Iran
Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said that Moscow does not need any “permission” from Washington to strengthen its ties with Tehran. In an interview with the Iranian English-language channel Press TV, the diplomat stressed that Russia is an absolutely sovereign state which pursues independent policies, and does not need permission from the US or any other country to strengthen ties with Iran.
The ambassador believes that Russia-Iran relations have good prospects, noting that “the …
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Internet shutdown disrupts work of Russian Embassy in Iran
Russian diplomatic mission's press officer Andrei Ganenko said that the Internet shutdown, which lasted for several days, had disrupted the work of the Russian Embassy in Iran, reports RBC.
"There was no normal communication with Moscow. Therefore, there was no possibility to issue visas for Iranian citizens as usual," he said. Ganenko noted that currently, everything is restored, and the Embassy operates as usual.
Earlier, RIA Novosti reported, citing Ganenko, that the Internet at the …
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Russia gives Israel green light to bomb Iranian forces in Syria
According to Israeli news agency Nziv.net, Moscow was informed about the latest Israeli missile strikes on the outskirts of Damascus. The reason for that is allegedly tacit agreement between Moscow and Tel Aviv that gives Israel the right to attack Iranian military forces located in Syria.
"Israeli-Russian coordination is based on the mutual interest of both countries. Israel is interested in the fight against Iranian entrenchment in Syria. At the same time, the Israeli fight against Iran in …
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Iran asks Russia for $2 billion
Iran has asked Russia for a $2 billion loan, announced Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Saturday after meeting with his Iranian colleague Reza Ardakanian.
Tehran needs the money for a number of projects, including the construction of a thermal and a hydroelectric power plant, a railway line, and carriages for its metro system, Reuters cites Novak as saying.
The figure named by the Iranian energy minister ahead of his trip to Moscow was somewhat larger, at $5 billion.
However, Novak …
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Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria in response to missile attacks
The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out air strikes against dozens of Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) the air strikes were in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the day before.
A London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right (SOHR) reported that the Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people. Among the killed are seven members of pro-Iranian militia.
The Israeli military said its fighter jets hit multiple …
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Israeli secret weapon could end up in Iran’s hands
The US has been alarmed to learn that an antimissile from the Israeli David’s Sling defense system has ended up in the possession of the Russian military.
According to Ian Williams, deputy director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Moscow gaining access to the secret Israeli weapon is not as distressing as the possibility that the technology could leak to Israel’s enemies, especially Iran.
“If Iran gets this thing, we will see an identical …
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Iran and Russia start work on second nuclear reactor in Bushehr
On Sunday, November 10, Tehran launched the construction of a second reactor for the nuclear power plant in Bushehr in south-western Iran, said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
The Islamic republic says that the project is one of the reasons it needs more enriched uranium than is allowed by the nuclear deal it made with the world powers.
“It was not us who started breaking commitments,” remarked Salehi, blaming the United States for failing to accept the …
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Russian journalist detained in Iran on suspicion of espionage
Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik has been arrested in Iran on suspicion of spying, according to her family members and friends. According to her colleague and her former husband Boris Wojciechowski, two years ago, Yulia worked in Iran as a correspondent, and several days ago, she went to Tehran.
"But the officials took away her passport at the airport, saying that they would return it when Yulia is leaving the country. However, yesterday, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps broke …
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Iran’s Islamic Guards: Iran has underground 'missile cities'
Iran stores its missiles and other attack systems in underground tunnels, said Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), in a statement on October 1, as cited by the Tasnim news agency.
“We have underground tunnels around the country and under mountains for storing munitions, missiles, equipment and for protecting military personnel,” the commander said.
He claimed that the idea to build “underground missile cities” was developed …
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Israeli military intelligence: Nasrallah is playing with fire
Brigadier General Dror Shalom, head of the Research Division of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (“Aman”), told Israel Hayom in an interview that Israel has entered a “dangerous cycle” with Iran.
“We are in a far more complex reality than before, and it is only getting worse,” the head of research observed. According to him, Tehran only needs two years to build nuclear bombs. “The processes they are doing now enable them to strengthen their muscles, such that when they do decide, it …