đź“… 17 May 2023
Iran and Russia signed an agreement on financing and building the Rasht–Astara railway in Iran, intended to strengthen the International North–South Transport Corridor. The planned 162-kilometre...
đź“… 5 August 2021
Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attended Ebrahim Raisi’s inauguration in Tehran, maintaining high-level Russian contact during Iran’s presidential transition.
đź“… 17 September 2021
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, including Russia, decided at its Dushanbe summit to begin Iran’s accession process, advancing Tehran’s institutional ties with Eurasian partners.
đź“… 19 January 2022
Ebrahim Raisi met Vladimir Putin in Moscow, discussing bilateral cooperation, regional affairs and implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement.
đź“… 19 July 2022
Putin met Raisi in Tehran during a visit that also included consultations with Iran’s supreme leader and a trilateral summit on Syria with Turkey.
đź“… 9 November 2022
Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev met Ali Shamkhani and President Raisi in Tehran, discussing security and wider cooperation between the two countries.
đź“… 7 December 2023
Raisi met Putin in Moscow to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional developments, continuing high-level dialogue as trade and political relations expanded.
đź“… 19 March 2024
Raisi congratulated Putin on his re-election during a telephone conversation. The presidents discussed further coordination through the SCO and BRICS.
đź“… 16 April 2024
Putin and Raisi spoke by telephone about heightened Middle East tensions and affirmed support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a political settlement of the crisis.
đź“… 20 May 2024
Putin spoke with acting president Mohammad Mokhber after Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Both sides expressed a desire to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation.
đź“… 22 May 2024
State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attended a commemoration for Raisi in Tehran and conveyed Putin’s message to Iran’s leadership and people.
đź“… 16 September 2022
At Samarkand, Iran signed a memorandum setting out its obligations on the path to full membership. The step formalized an accession process but did not make Iran a full member until 2023.
đź“… 4 July 2023
The heads of state completed the procedure for Iran to become a full SCO member, expanding the organization to nine members. Accession changed the institution’s membership but did not itself resolve...
