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An article on the Oilprice website reports on the expansion of and the deepening of the cooperation between Russia and Iran, with a focus on energy, particularly gas. Earlier this year, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei approved a 20-year comprehensive cooperation agreement, similar to the 25-...

The alliance between Russia, China, and Iran poses a significant threat to the United States and its allies. According to The Economist magazine, the sanctions imposed by Western states have united these countries against a 'common enemy.' They advocate for a multipolar world that is no longer domin...

Work on a long-planned shipping route connecting Russia with the Middle East and South Asia is moving forward as sanctions-hit Moscow seeks alternative markets for its products, creating a wide-ranging geopolitical ripple effects.

The 7,200-kilometer International North-South Transport Corridor wi...

Iran has recently become one of the newest members of the BRICS alliance, a move that signals a significant shift in its international relations.

Along with Iran, the BRICS bloc welcomed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Ethiopia into its fold during the latest enlargement. However, Argent...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Iran has set up a number of companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to circumvent sanctions and increase its exports to China, according to the head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Majid Reza Hariri.
"Some of Iran's exports to the UAE continue on to China. Iran has se...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In February 2022, Western countries began to introduce an unprecedented package of sanctions against Russia. Over the past two years, it is already possible to summarise some results and assess how and what the restrictions have affected.

GDP grew unexpectedly strongly at the e...