By Umur Tugay Yücel Iran’s current capacity to resist the United States and to continue striking strategic targets cannot be reduced to a single reason. This capacity and sustainability certainly cannot be considered independently of Chinese and Russian support. The trade, payment systems, and defense collaborations that Iran has developed with China and Russia in recent years have significantly increased ...

On June 21, the founding meeting of a new organization, the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the BRICS+ countries, took place in the Russian city of Kazan. The meeting of the new body was attended by more than 200 mayors, vice-mayors and leaders of associations of municipalities of the BRICS states and cooperating countries: Russia, China, India, South Africa, ...

President Raisi made his third, but most important foreign visit, of his 6 month presidency, traveling to Russia. The last time an Iranian president visited Russia was in 2017. Before his departure, Raisi emphasized that the visit was a turning point in the political, economic and military relations between Iran and Russia. He also added that the cooperation and coordination ...