TEHRAN, November 12 -On his 95th birthday, one of the Cold War’s most famous spies, who served as a double agent for the Soviet Union and escaped to Moscow after being caught by Britain, insists that intelligence services can still play a decisive role in international affairs.
TEHRAN, November 10-Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Vietnam on Friday (9 Nov. 2017) to attend the 25th APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit.
TEHRAN, November 9 -The Russian President has said he is “worried” Washington has plans to stir up trouble at the 2018 presidential election, in response to Moscow’s alleged meddling in last year’s vote in the US.
TEHRAN, November 7 -Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump, testified to U.S. lawmakers that he met with a Russian deputy prime minister on two trips to Moscow in 2016 and consulted with senior Trump campaign staff about one visit.
TEHRAN, November 4 -A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign met Russian government officials last year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing testimony he gave this week to a U.S. congressional committee.
TEHRAN, November 4 -The Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of the Russian Air Force as it launched a massive air strike on targets of Daesh terrorists in the Syrian residential area of Bukamal, Friday.
TEHRAN, November 2-The US Air Force says it is collecting Russian DNA samples for “research” purposes only, after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised concerns about the practice and its possible use in biological warfare.
TEHRAN, November 2-US Internet giants Facebook, Twitter and Google were grilled by senators Tuesday over their role in Russia’s alleged efforts to compromise the 2016 US presidential election by placing political ads across the platforms. Some lawmakers went as far as to claim that Twitter, for instance, was “on the side of Russia” during the campaign, as it allowed the “Russia-linked” accounts to run ads.
TEHRAN, November 2-Testimony from social media giants to the Senate Intelligence Committee revealed that Twitter censored #PodestaEmails tweets and had strange criteria for defining “Russians,” while Google is now backing a think tank close to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
TEHRAN, October 31 - Russia is commemorating the victims of political persecution in the former Soviet Union, particularly, the Stalinist repressions. Unveiling a new memorial on its national Day of Mourning, President Vladimir Putin said nothing can justify such actions of a government.
TEHRAN, October 30 - Multiple organ failure linked with blood poisoning is the preliminary cause of death of a 14-year-old Russian model in China, Russia’s Consul in Shanghai has said. The girl’s tragic passing last week triggered media speculation of her being overworked under a ‘slave contract.’
TEHRAN, October 31 -Russian genetic material is being harvested all over the country, purposefully and professionally, President Vladimir Putin has said, possibly hinting at the US Air Force's earlier move to acquire Russian tissue samples.
TEHRAN, October 31 -The US Strategic Command has commenced its ‘Global Thunder’ war games. This major military exercise involves all of STRATCOM’s major missions and come just days after the Russian military tested its nuclear triad in large-scale drills across the country.
TEHRAN, October 29 -The wreckage of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter missing off Svalbard, Norway, since October 26 has been located, Norway’s rescue coordination center said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, October 27 -The US is edging towards the eventual implementation of a new round of sanctions against Russia after the State Department provided Congress with a list of Russian defense and intelligence entities, missing the deadline by almost a month.
TEHRAN, October 20 -Three Russian warships, including two anti-submarine vessels, docked in Manila on Friday to unload what navy officials said was weaponry and military vehicles donated to the Philippines as part of a new defense relationship.
TEHRAN, October 18 -Natalya Veselnitskaya, dubbed a "Kremlin lawyer" in the US media because of her meeting with President Trump's son, has told RT that the Magnitsky Act against Russian officials came about as the result of a fraudulent investor's political maneuvering.
TEHRAN, October 12 -Russia takes a clear and consistent position on the Catalonian referendum and denies Latvia’s unfounded accusations of Moscow’s involvement in the Spanish events, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at Thursday’s briefing.