China will conduct a joint naval exercise with Iran and Russia this week, days after Tehran rejected US president Donald Trump’s call for nuclear talks. The drills in the Gulf of Oman come amid speculation in Washington that Mr Trump’s embrace of Russian president Vladimir Putin could drive a diplomatic wedge between Moscow and Beijing.

Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, reports indicate.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed international efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear programme with Iranian ambassador Kazem Jalali, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

There was a time when Americans were outraged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What we witnessed three years ago violated our core values and convictions

Over the past three years, the partnership has become deeper still, as Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, and the resulting Western pressure, have helped transform Russia into an international pariah. That has turned the Islamic Republic into something resembling a lifeline for Mr. Putin’s government.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran's nuclear programme, a subject it said had been "touched upon" in an initial round of U.

What is the logic of returning to a deal with Iran that America quit seven years ago? Excitement in some Washington quarters over the prospect of renewed negotiations with the Tehran regime could soon prove premature.

Keith Kellogg warns of a growing security threat from a deepening alliance between Tehran, Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, Iranian state media reported, days after Moscow held initial talks with the U.S. just a month after Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Russia is set to hold joint naval exercises with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean later this month, the Chinese defence ministry said on Sunday. The 'Security Belt-2025' joint exercise in the waters not far from Iran will be held later in March,

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a warning to "bullying" Western powers and their calls for negotiations.

Russia has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran, a source briefed on discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Kremlin vowed to do everything possible to facilitate a peaceful solution to tensions over Tehran's nuclear program.