Putin receives Araghchi at the Kremlin

Sergey Lavrov and Abbas Araghchi met in Tehran, continuing bilateral diplomacy after the January strategic treaty signature.

Iranian, Russian and Chinese forces began the maritime phase of Security Belt 2025 near Chabahar. The Chinese defence ministry dates this phase to 10-11 March.

Deputy foreign ministers from Iran, Russia and China met in Beijing and issued a joint statement advocating diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue.

Russia's State Duma adopted its resolution approving ratification of the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Iran.

Russia's Federation Council approved ratification of the strategic partnership treaty with Iran, completing the upper-house parliamentary step.

Lavrov and Araghchi held talks in Moscow. Russia offered assistance toward a negotiated settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue as US-Iran negotiations proceeded.

Vladimir Putin signed the federal law ratifying the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between Russia and Iran.

Sergei Tsivilev and Mohsen Paknejad co-chaired the eighteenth Russian-Iranian commission on trade and economic cooperation in Moscow.

Russia's emergencies ministry announced an order to send firefighting aircraft to Iran after the Shahid Rajaei port disaster near Bandar Abbas.

Russian emergencies ministry rescuers arrived in Iran to assist firefighting at Shahid Rajaei port after the major port disaster.