First Caspian summit brings Iran and Russia together

Iran, Russia and India established the International North–South Transport Corridor framework in St Petersburg, seeking improved trade connections through Iranian territory.

Russia ceased considering itself bound by its 1995 pledge against new arms deals with Iran, reopening room for bilateral defence cooperation.

Russian defence minister Igor Sergeyev arrived in Tehran for talks on expanding military ties, the first visit of its kind since Iran’s 1979 revolution.

Iran and Russia signed a treaty on mutual relations and principles of cooperation in Moscow during Khatami’s visit. It provided a formal framework for bilateral ties; the UN treaty record...

Defence ministers Ali Shamkhani and Sergei Ivanov signed an agreement in Moscow on Russian weapons sales to Iran, formalizing renewed military cooperation.

Iran and Russia signed a nuclear fuel agreement at Bushehr, advancing the Russian-assisted reactor project despite US objections.

Russian defence minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed that Moscow had signed a contract to supply Tor-M1 air-defence systems to Iran, strengthening a major defence link.

The IAEA Board adopted a resolution requesting that Iran’s nuclear safeguards reports and resolutions be reported to the UN Security Council, escalating the diplomatic dispute.

Russia joined China, France, Germany, Britain and the United States in approving an offer in Vienna intended to resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute through negotiated cooperation.

The six-country offer backed by Russia was delivered to Iranian authorities in Tehran, presenting a negotiating framework for the nuclear dispute.