
Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing U.S. claims that Tehran was defying the U.N. resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers by sending it into space. Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said that “the ongoing attempts of the United States side ...

Russian said threats hurled by the United States at other governments of imposing sanctions in case they facilitate supplies of Iranian oil to Venezuela are unacceptable. “Certain warnings voiced a few days ago by the US administration to governments around the world regarding any cooperation in Iran oil supplies to ...