MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and Tehran ... with the Russian Empire capturing broad ...

Iran used Russian-made long-range air defence systems in a military exercise on Wednesday, following Israeli strikes last October which Israel said had seriously weakened Tehran's defensive ...

Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western ...

Shadmani’s pronouncement is the first official confirmation of Tehran’s purchase of the Russian fighters that has long been ...

Tehran's decision to not recognize Crimea ... annexed by Moscow in 1783 under Catherine the Great as part of the Russian Empire. It gained its independence with Ukraine in 1991.

What to know about the relationship between Russia and Iran: Historic rivals become allies Russia and Iran fought wars in the 18th and 19th centuries, with the Russian Empire capturing broad ...

Russia and Iran fought wars in the 18th and 19th centuries, with the Russian Empire capturing broad territories ... which still evokes painful memories in Tehran. Tensions ran high in the Cold ...