Iran acknowledges supplying drones to Russia and disputes timing claims

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.

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched Iran’s Khayyam Earth-observation satellite from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Roscosmos reported successful orbital insertion, marking a concrete space-cooperation...

Amir-Abdollahian and Lavrov held talks in Moscow on bilateral relations, nuclear diplomacy and regional matters, continuing consultations between the two governments.

The SCO summit in Samarkand adopted an accession-related package for Iran, advancing the process begun in 2021 while leaving full membership to a later stage.

The EU sanctioned three Iranian individuals and one entity in connection with Iranian drones used in Russia’s war against Ukraine, adding an external cost to Iran–Russia military cooperation.

Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev met Ali Shamkhani and President Raisi in Tehran, discussing security and wider cooperation between the two countries.

State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf participated in the joint parliamentary cooperation commission in Tehran.

Iran announced an agreement linking its SEPAM banking-message system with Russia’s SPFS, seeking a direct channel for financial communications between participating banks.

China announced Security Belt 2023, a joint naval exercise with Iran and Russia in the Gulf of Oman scheduled for 15–19 March.

Amir-Abdollahian and Lavrov met in Moscow, discussing bilateral trade, transport cooperation and the Iran nuclear agreement during their joint press conference.