The United States has sanctioned two entities accused of advancing Iranian and Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at influencing American voters before this year’s election, according to the Treasury Department. Treasury officials announced on Dec. 31 that these groups sought to deepen divisions among Americans ahead of November’s vote. U.S. intelligence agencies have identified both governments […]

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is going to visit Moscow on Jan. 17, the Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported on Dec. 26, citing Kazem Jalali, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia. Ties between Moscow and Tehran have deepened since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022. Iran has provided Russia with thousands […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's recently elected President Masoud Pezeshkian in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Oct. 11. It was the first time the two leaders had met. "We are actively working together in the international arena and our assessments of events taking place in the world are often very close," Putin said. The Russian […]