A suspect in his 60s has been arrested in Dubai and extradited to Russia for the Moscow shooting of senior GRU officer Vladimir Alekseyev, The Guardian reported Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the U.S. has set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace deal, and warned that the Trump administration will likely increase pressure if this schedule isn’t met, AP reported Saturday.
TEHRAN — As tensions persist between Iran and the United States amid intensified military signaling and renewed talk of negotiations, critical questions remain about Washington’s real strategy and the risk of a broader regional conflict. In this context, Tehran Times spoke with John Helmer, a veteran journalist and geopolitical analyst based in Moscow, to examine the shifting balance of power and the prospects for de-escalation.
TEHRAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the Middle East is like a powder keg waiting for a chain reaction, and a war between the U.S. and Iran could trigger it.
TEHRAN – Iran warned on Monday that any military aggression against the country would have sweeping consequences for the entire West Asia region, as regional states intensify diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation amid a growing U.S. military presence and contradictory signals from Washington.
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, TASS news agency reported.
TEHRAN – Iran, China, and Russia plan to hold a naval drill, codenamed “security belt”, on the last day of the current Iranian month of Bahman (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19), Tasnim reported.
TEHRAN — President Vladimir Putin received Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, for a high-stakes summit at the Kremlin on Friday.
TEHRAN – The 19th session of the Iran–Russia Joint Economic Committee meeting will be held in Tehran in mid-February, reflecting expanding cooperation prospects between the two countries, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international and commercial affairs said.
