It appears Iran’s ‘Look East’ policy of strengthening ties with neighboring countries and Eastern powers in response to the West’s relentless pressure campaign is paying rich dividends. 

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry rejects US concerns over Tehran’s expansion of trade cooperation with other states.

Iran and Russia sign an agreement on the construction of the strategic Rasht-Astara railway.

A senior Iranian official says Russia’s Putin will declare commitment to fund a key railway project in Iran.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Wednesday's drone attack on the country’s capital, the Kremlin, was a “hostile act” and Russia will respond with “concrete actions”.

Russia insists US was behind planning “a deliberate attempt” to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meet with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in the Kremlin, with both hailing the "strategic" nature of ties between the two countries and their growing military cooperation.

Iran’s top security official Shamkhani had extensive talks with Putin on de- dollarization of trade.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that most probably the United States was behind the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the United States and NATO of seeking to build a new global "axis" which he said bore some resemblance to the World War II alliance between Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and imperial Japan.