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Russian Plane Downed by Syrian Missile

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Russian military said the Israeli raid on Syria triggered a chain of events, which led to the shooting down of a Russian Il-20 plane by a Syrian S-200 surface-to-air missile.
News ID: 72480    Publish Date : 2018/09/18

Russia Says Its Military Aircraft Vanished near Syria during Israeli, French Strikes

TEHRAN (defapress) – Russia’s defense ministry said early on Tuesday that one of its military aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared from radar screens over Syria at the same time that Israeli and French forces were mounting aerial attacks on targets in Syria.
News ID: 72477    Publish Date : 2018/09/18

Trump Orders Release of Classified Documents in Russia Investigation

TEHRAN (defapress) - Donald Trump has ordered the release of classified documents as part of his effort to discredit the inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential links with his campaign team.
News ID: 72474    Publish Date : 2018/09/18

German President Highlights Need for Dialogue with Russia

TEHRAN (defapress) - Europe and Russia have a long way to go before they bring relations back to normal but there is a need to maintain dialogue with Russia instead of isolating it, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday in an interview with the Finnish Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.
News ID: 72465    Publish Date : 2018/09/17

Leader's Top Aide:

Iran, Russia, Turkey Want Liberation of Idlib without Bloodshed

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Supreme Leader's top aide for international affairs Akbar Velayati underlined that his country along with Russia and Turkey (as guarantors of peace in Syria) are in favor of returning the terrorist-occupied Idlib province to the Syrian government without shedding any blood.
News ID: 72462    Publish Date : 2018/09/17

Russia Holds Naval Drills in Sea of Japan

TEHRAN (defapress) - Russian troops taking part in the country's largest-ever war games on Saturday held drills in the Sea of Japan, despite Tokyo's concerns about a Russian military buildup in the area.
News ID: 72418    Publish Date : 2018/09/15

North Korea Warns US Cyberattack Allegations Could Undermine Talks as China, Russia Back Pyongyang

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea blasted a US complaint alleging the country was behind several global cyberattacks, calling the charges a “smear campaign” that could undermine talks between the two countries.
News ID: 72410    Publish Date : 2018/09/15

Defense Ministry:

Russia, Turkey Join Efforts to Prevent Humanitarian Disaster in Idlib

TEHRAN (defapress)- Turkey is working with Russia and Iran to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Syria’s Idlib, said Hulusi Akar, Turkish Minister of National Defense.
News ID: 72390    Publish Date : 2018/09/14

Russia Warns US, Allies Against 'New Dangerous Steps' in Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Russian Foreign Ministry warned Washington and its allies against taking any dangerous steps in Syria amid a recent spike of tensions in Idlib.
News ID: 72358    Publish Date : 2018/09/12

Turkey, Russia, Iran reach agreement on Syria constitutional committee lists

TEHRAN (defapress) – Turkey, Russia and Iran have reached an "agreement in principle" on the lists of Syrian government and opposition lists to form a constitutional committee.
News ID: 72348    Publish Date : 2018/09/12

Russia's Lavrov Condemns US 'Sanctions-First' Diplomacy

TEHRAN (defapress) - Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov condemned US foreign policy on Wednesday, stoking tensions between the two powers by accusing Washington of imposing sanctions before it enters negotiations.
News ID: 72347    Publish Date : 2018/09/12

Putin Hails Russia-China Trust in Talks with Xi

TEHRAN (defapress) - Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed “relations based on trust” with China at the start of bilateral talks with president Xi Jinping, amid massive joint military exercises between the two countries’ forces.
News ID: 72340    Publish Date : 2018/09/11

Russia to Brief UN Security Council on Syria´s Idlib

TEHRAN (defapress) – Russia will brief the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday about the results of the Tehran summit it held with Iran and Turkey on the fate of Syria´s Idlib province, diplomats said.
News ID: 72326    Publish Date : 2018/09/11

Russia Prepares for Biggest War Games in Its History

TEHRAN (defapress) - Russia on Tuesday will launch the biggest military drills in its history involving 300,000 troops as well as Chinese soldiers, in a move NATO denounced as "exercising large-scale conflict".
News ID: 72308    Publish Date : 2018/09/10

North Korean Leader Confirmed Readiness to Come to Russia

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko said following a meeting with the North Korean leader on Saturday that Kim Jong-un has received a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin and confirmed readiness to pay an official visit to Russia.
News ID: 72286    Publish Date : 2018/09/09

Russia:

Chemical weapons provocation in Syria to start today

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chief spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that Terrorists in Idlib are prepared for a provocation involving chemical weapons.
News ID: 72271    Publish Date : 2018/09/08

Russia:

Terrorists Occupying Idlib Lay Waste to Infrastructure, Intensify Repression

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Friday that the terrorists occupying Syria’s Idlib are destroying infrastructure in a desperate attempt to stave off Damascus’ mop-up operation, and their oppression of the civilian population is worsening.
News ID: 72270    Publish Date : 2018/09/08

Russia Helping Syria Modernize Its Air Defense System

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russia’s Ambassador to Syria Alexander Kinshchak stated that Russia is helping Syria restore and modernized its air defense system.
News ID: 72264    Publish Date : 2018/09/08

Defense Ministry Confirms US F-22 Jets Escorted Russian Strategic Bombers over Arctic

TEHRAN (defapress) - Russia’s Tu-95 ‘Bear’ strategic bombers performed routine flights over the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk and were escorted by US F-22 fighter jets at some stages, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday.
News ID: 72240    Publish Date : 2018/09/07

Iran’s Zarif Slams Trump’s Foreign Policy While Lauding Tehran Summit

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised a trilateral summit between Iran, Russia, and Turkey on the Syrian crisis and said as US President Donald Trump destroys his country’s credibility, the three nations are moving towards a political solution in Syria.
News ID: 72239    Publish Date : 2018/09/07

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