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.

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

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

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

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


What are the massive ramifications of the Russia-Iran drone connection? - analysis

The drone story has several sides to it. Timing is important. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia have been victims of Iran drone threats.

An Iranian Shahed 171 drone dropping a bomb as part of a military exercise in the Gulf, in Iran

Iran’s lies about its nuclear program foreshadow worse to come - analysis

Tehran is not only purposely enriching uranium and installing advanced centrifuges, but does some of this openly to wring potential concessions.

Iranian armed forces members march during a ceremony of the National Army Day parade in Tehran, Iran April 18, 2022

What unites the pro-Iran lobby with the anti-Ukraine voices? - analysis

Ukraine and Israel are both seen as examples of pro-American and pro-western states that are somehow geographically “out of place.”

 The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021.

Did Russia empower Iran’s attack on Erbil? - analysis

Iran is counting on the US being afraid of “war” whiel Russia wants to return Ukraine to its “near abroad.” Iran wants to ride the Russian train as far as it can.

 Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani stands next to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi before a meeting with UAE's top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Tehran, Iran, December 6, 2021.

World won't be able to back out of Russia sanctions - analysis

The Ukraine invasion is a turning point because, like the pandemic, it is accelerating existing breakdowns in the world order. 

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin delivers a special address Thursday on Russian state TV, authorizing a military operation in Ukraine’s Donbass region.

How might the Russia-Ukraine war lead to conflict in the Middle East? - analysis

War is happening right now in Europe, but every actor in the area can cause a butterfly-effect scenario for Israel and its neighbors.

 A view shows a residential building destroyed by recent shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in the city of Irpin in the Kyiv region, Ukraine March 2, 2022.

Ukraine crisis is delaying Iran nuke deal - analysis

It takes up the attention of world’s major powers, and Iran is taking advantage

 A view shows the Gozhsky training ground during military exercises held by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus in the Grodno region, Belarus, February 12, 2022.

China-Russia alliance cemented over Olympics confab

Russia and China call on NATO to abandon its 'ideologized cold war approaches' as the Beijing Olympics begin and many western countries boycott the Olympics.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping pose after signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019

There is no ‘second Europe’ coming to Iran’s rescue - analysis

Serbia is one of the few European countries publicly pursuing stronger ties with Tehran.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria November 29, 2021.

Iran and Russia express concern over US leaving Afghanistan

While Russia and Iran opposed the US in Afghanistan, they also saw the US role there as convenient.

US MARINES fill sandbags on the frontlines of a Marine Corps base in southern Afghanistan.