UN sanctions on Iran return under the snapback mechanism

Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Masoud Pezeshkian and briefed him on the Russia–United States summit in Alaska. The Kremlin readout also recorded discussion of bilateral cooperation, Iran’s nuclear...

The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and China jointly challenged the European trio’s move to trigger the JCPOA snapback mechanism, calling it legally and procedurally flawed. This records the...

Mohammad Eslami, Iran’s vice-president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization, arrived in Moscow for discussions as the UN sanctions dispute intensified. The report establishes the visit but did...

Rosatom and Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to build small nuclear power plants in Iran. The memorandum set a cooperation pathway; it was not...

The UN Security Council failed to adopt a draft resolution that would have continued sanctions relief under the nuclear agreement. Russia and China supported the draft, but it did not receive the...

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and Iran entered into force after both countries completed their domestic procedures. It established a broad framework for cooperation,...

Iranian Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani met Vladimir Putin in Moscow and conveyed a message from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The two discussed bilateral relations and...

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref in Moscow. Their government-level talks addressed bilateral cooperation and implementation of joint...

Putin and Pezeshkian met on the sidelines of the International Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat. They discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues, with both governments presenting the...

In a telephone conversation, Putin and Pezeshkian discussed practical cooperation, including energy and transport infrastructure, as well as Iran’s nuclear programme. The readout records topics...