Russia and iran

Putin holds talks with Iranian security chief as Turkish soldier killed by fire from Iran

Putin met Iran’s top security official at the Kremlin as Moscow urged Russians to avoid travel to Iran, while Turkey said a soldier was killed by cross-border fire from Iran.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video link in Moscow, Russia, November 5, 2026.
A new surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Khaibar with a range of 2,000 km, unveiled by Iran, is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2023

Russia secretly aiding Iran in development of supersonic cruise missile technology - report

The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was arranged by Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in coordination with the US-sanctioned NPO Mashinostroyenia.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Russia warns ISIS-K recruiting Central Asian migrants for regional terror networks

Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov said the group’s “Khorasan Branch” had stepped up efforts to recruit members from other extremist groups.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Military personnel hold flags as they attend the March of Torches, which is held annually in celebration of the birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti, in Havana, Cuba, January 27, 2026.

Cuba weighing attacks on US soil, Caribbean assets with drones from Russia, Iran - report

"When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning," one official told Axios.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS

Israel is increasingly concerned about Iran-Russia ties -opinion

What are the implications of strengthened ties between Russia and Iran for Israel?

NOVEMBER 18, 2022BySALEM ALKETBI
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan, in September.

US sanctions production, transfer of Iranian drones to Russia

The US Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on the Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022ByREUTERS
Shahed-131 recovered in Ukraine

What's the Russia-Iran connection in a mysterious airstrike on Iraq-Syria border? -analysis

Iran is becoming a global drone power and if Iran also sends missiles to Russia this would be another escalation.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria

Ukraine will not stop trying to protect its citizens - opinion

Zelensky said that in light of the fact that Iran is helping Russia, Ukraine and Israel now have a common enemy.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022By YEVGEN KORNIYCHUK
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview in September

Facing protests, Iran’s Khamenei says US world order is declining - analysis

Iran’s leader slammed the US over the weekend even as Iran faces unprecedented protests at home.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran seeking nuclear help from Russia in exchange for weapons -CNN

Weapons trade between Russia and Iran has expanded significantly in the last several months, worrying members of the global community.

NOVEMBER 4, 2022ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
FOREIGN MINISTERS Sergei Lavrov of Russia (center) Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey (right) and Mohammad Zarif of Iran issued a declaration Tuesday on bringing an end to the Syrian civil war.

Russia weaponizes winter in war with Ukraine, EU pushes back

President Zelensky spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, and reported that the two discussed "all the challenges of winter."

NOVEMBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Russian reservists recruited during the partial mobilisation of troops line up as they receive gear before departing to the zone of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Rostov region, Russia October 31, 2022.

Ukraine requests information on Russia-Iran weapons trade logistics

The Defense Ministry of Ukraine is seeking information on delivery points, warehouses and other infrastructure regarding the Russia-Iran weapons trade.

NOVEMBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022

Over 300 Iranian-made drones shot down by Ukraine to date - airforce official

The drones have become a key weapon in Russia's arsenal during its war in Ukraine and have often been used to target crucial energy infrastructure.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

Russia is worried the UN will affirm its use of Iranian drones - analysis

If such evidence is found by the UN, it would be a major precedent. Russia knows this and will do everything to stop it.

OCTOBER 27, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that w