- 04:38 19/04/2012 TEL-AVIV, April 19 (RIA Novosti)
In their speeches devoted to the Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israeli leaders vowed to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, saying it was a threat to the existence of the Jewish state.
- 07:25 13/04/2012 WASHINGTON, April 13 (RIA Novosti)
The Group of Eight industrialized nations said in a statement it believes that the Iranian nuclear problem should be resolved solely by diplomatic means.
- 06:10 08/03/2012 GAZA, March 8 (RIA Novosti)
Palestinian movement Hamas will not interfere in a possible war between Israel and Iran, Ahmad Yousef, one of the movement leaders, said in an interview with Maan agency.
- 01:23 07/03/2012 WASHINGTON, March 7 (RIA Novosti)
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on his Republican rivals to end “casual” talk on the possible war with Iraq
- 22:29 02/03/2012 Sergei Markedonov for RIA Novosti
At a meeting with editors of leading Western newspapers Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia will do all it can to prevent war in Iran. But is this war already inevitable?
- 04:27 02/03/2012 NOVO-OGARYOVO, (Moscow Region), March 2 (RIA Novosti)
Russia will do its best to prevent a war in Iran, prime minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has said.
- 00:10 27/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti)
Russia is troubled by the growing threat of a military strike on Iran, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday, adding that fear of foreign intervention pushes other “nuclear threshold” states to acquire nuclear weapons, rather than dissuading them.
- 21:30 24/02/2012 SAROV, February 24 (RIA Novosti)
The West is using a nonproliferation campaign as a blind for bringing about regime change in Iran, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
- 13:40 24/02/2012 BANGKOK, February 24 (RIA Novosti)
Iranian officials at UN headquarters in Bangkok denied any involvement in the February 14 bombings in Bangkok, the Bangkok Post reported on Friday on its website.
- 12:44 23/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 23 (RIA Novosti)
The U.S. ambassador in Russia Michael McFaul denied on Thursday that the U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan would be used in case of a military conflict with Iran.
- 20:20 20/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 20 (RIA Novosti)
Iran launched on Monday four-day air defense drills to train protection of important national facilities, primarily nuclear facilities, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
- 19:58 17/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 17 (RIA Novosti)
Pakistan will not provide any support to U.S. forces if the United States attacks Iran, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said in Islamabad at a press conference with the presidents of Afghanistan and Iran following a trilateral summit on Friday.
- 18:54 16/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti)
Israel supports the use of all possible ways to stop Iran’s nuclear program, the country's ambassador to Russia Dorit Golender said on Thursday at a press conference.
- 13:05 16/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti)
Iran will counter any Western military action against it, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday.
- 15:34 13/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow has called to use non-military means for solving the Iranian nuclear issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
- 14:15 06/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 6 (RIA Novosti)
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Haled al-Halifa on Monday dismissed rumors that the United States plans to attack Iran over its controversial nuclear program.
- 04:10 04/02/2012 WASHINGTON, February 4 (RIA Novosti)
The United States believes there is still time to pursue diplomacy and economic sanctions in search for ways to stop Iran from developing its nuclear program, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.
- 11:27 03/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 3 (RIA Novosti)
There is a growing possibility that Israel may attack Iranian nuclear facilities over the next few months, U.S. media reported.
- 17:51 02/02/2012 TEL AVIV, February 2 (RIA Novosti)
Iran has four tons of 20 percent enriched uranium, enough to make four crude nuclear bombs in a year, Israeli Military Intelligence head, Maj.Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Thursday.
- 17:19 02/02/2012 RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev
Those who hoped that the IAEA visit to Iran would open the door to resuming talks on Tehran’s nuclear programs must be disappointed. Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency spent three days in Iran, whose news agency published only a few short notices about their visit.
- 15:18 02/02/2012 MINSK, February 2 (RIA Novosti)
The increased international military presence around Iran may “boost instability, uncertainty and unpredictability,” Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrey Savinykh said on Thursday.
- 07:11 25/01/2012 WASHINGTON, January 25 (RIA Novosti)
The United States will use all available options to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
- 19:18 18/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 18 (Marc Bennetts for RIA Novosti)
Russia warned that an attack on Iran would be a "catastrophe" for the region and said world powers should adopt a policy of non-intervention in the Middle East and North Africa.
- 17:05 18/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 18 (Marc Bennetts for RIA Novosti)
An attack on Iran by Western powers could cause an unpredictable “chain reaction” throughout the region, Russia’s foreign minister warned.
- 20:46 28/07/2011 ANKARA, July 28 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's envoy to NATO said on Thursday that the United States might use the European missile defense project as preparation for an attack on Iran.
- 14:51 06/09/2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed confidence that the United States and Israel would not dare unleash a war against the Islamic republic.
- 16:23 16/08/2010
After a relatively calm summer, the Israeli-Palestinian stand-off might develop into a full-scale military confrontation once again. The only difference: today, Israel is like never before ready to bomb Iran, which Tel Aviv holds responsible for sponsoring such military groups as Hamas in the Palestinian territories and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yevgeny Satanovsky, president of the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies shares his opinion on the possible developments in the region. Interview by Samir Shakbhaz.
- 14:49 16/08/2010
After a relatively calm summer, the Israeli-Palestinian stand-off might develop into a full-scale military confrontation once again. The only difference: today, Israel is like never before ready to bomb Iran, which Tel Aviv holds responsible for sponsoring such military groups as Hamas in the Palestinian territories and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yevgeny Satanovsky, president of the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies shares his opinion on the possible developments in the region. Interview by Samir Shakbhaz.
- 12:39 11/08/2010
There is little doubt that the US will hit Iran after pulling its troops out of Iraq. Military spending in the US has gained too much momentum to leave any hope that the current dynamics will change in the foreseeable future.
- 09:07 11/08/2010
Israel will not be the first state to attack Iran, because such an act would make it an enemy of all nuclear powers, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro said in his Reflections column on the Cuba Debate website.
- 16:19 12/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned Israel against a military attack on Iran, saying it might lead to nuclear war and global disaster
- 15:14 12/04/2010
Any airstrike against Iran by the United States or Israel would be "unacceptable," the chief of the Russian General Staff Nikolai Makarov said on Monday.
- 16:04 21/12/2009
Any attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would have "horrible and unpredictable consequences," a former Russian prime minister said on Monday.
- 17:43 11/11/2009
Russia has to fulfill its contract on the supply of S-300 defensive surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Wednesday.
- 17:10 17/09/2008
Georgia would be an ideal bridgehead for a U.S. invasion of Iran, Russia's NATO envoy said Wednesday.
- 15:49 27/08/2008
A senior Russian military analyst said on Wednesday that the U.S. and NATO by arming Tbilisi used the conflict in Georgia as a dress rehearsal for a future military operation in Iran.
- 18:24 25/01/2008
The U.S. will not attack Iran, but will prevent the country from getting nuclear weapons, the country's homeland security secretary told RIA Novosti on Friday.
- 21:37 12/09/2007
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday that U.S. forces would be taught a lesson in the event of any attack on Iran.
- 13:58 20/07/2007
A former Reagan official has issued a public warning that the Bush administration is preparing to orchestrate a staged terrorist attack in the United States, transform the country into a dictatorship and launch a war with Iran within a year.
- 15:04 24/05/2007
Kyrgyzstan will not allow the U.S. to use an airbase on the republic's territory to wage war on Iran or Iraq, the prime minister said Thursday.
- 12:31 25/04/2007
- 13:03 19/04/2007
Russia's first deputy prime minister said Thursday he hopes the United States will not launch air strikes against Iran and called for unity within the UN Security Council.
- 11:40 19/04/2007
- 20:29 18/04/2007
Iran will not discuss shutting down its uranium enrichment program even if appropriate discussions with six international negotiators are resumed, a high-ranking Iranian diplomat said Wednesday.
- 12:14 18/04/2007
Iran has mastered the most advanced armaments and military technologies despite sanctions by the West banning arm imports to the Islamic Republic, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at an annual military parade.
- 14:12 17/04/2007
- 21:07 16/04/2007
The United States has no plans to attack Iran and intends to resolve all problems by diplomatic efforts, the U.S. chief of Naval Operations said Monday.
- 17:05 13/04/2007
A military scenario for Iran should be ruled out, a senior Russian lawmaker said after a closed-doors meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak.
- 17:46 12/04/2007
- 10:35 12/04/2007
Qatar shares the position of other Persian Gulf countries in opposing any military action against Iran and stands for good neighborly relations with the Islamic Republic, the foreign minister said Thursday.
- 11:36 11/04/2007
Russia's first deputy prime minister said Wednesday a war against Iran would lead to a catastrophe.
- 23:42 06/04/2007
- 11:29 06/04/2007
Washington did not launch air strikes against Iran early Friday despite recent media reports, but expectations of the attack have driven Brent price to $70 per barrel.
- 21:33 05/04/2007
Iran is prepared to defend itself should the United States attack it, the speaker of Iran's parliament said Thursday.
- 15:39 05/04/2007
The world is waiting for April 6, when the United States supposedly plans to launch Operation Bite against Iran.
- 15:31 05/04/2007
There are no grounds to expect a U.S. attack on Iran in the next few days, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Thursday.
- 14:44 05/04/2007
Iran has air defense systems capable of repelling possible United States air strikes, a high-ranking Russian military official said Thursday.
- 14:08 04/04/2007
A Kuwaiti newspaper warned Wednesday that the United States is planning a missile strike against Iran some time in April.
- 18:25 03/04/2007
Russia is concerned about a possible attack on Iran and insists that military action near its border is totally unacceptable, the first deputy foreign minister said Tuesday.
- 13:50 03/04/2007
Washington needs to think twice before launching a military campaign against Tehran as such an attack would have global implications, a senior Russian military official said Tuesday.
- 13:25 02/04/2007
Two U.S. Air Force bombers violated Iranian air space last week, a Tehran-based Arabic language news channel, Al-Alam, said Monday.
- 18:02 30/03/2007
Russian intelligence has information that the U.S. Armed Forces have nearly completed preparations for a possible military operation against Iran, and will be ready to strike in early April, a security official said.
- 11:31 29/03/2007
The United States is unprepared for a possible military campaign against Iran, the Middle East country's foreign minister said Thursday.
- 20:00 28/03/2007
Iran has denied reports that large-scale U.S. Navy exercises are underway in the Persian Gulf.
- 18:01 27/03/2007
Khalifa bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, said Tuesday his country will not allow anyone to use its territory to conduct anti-Iranian operations.
- 17:31 27/03/2007
Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday.
- 18:40 21/03/2007
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned the West Wednesday that Tehran would take measures in response to any increase in pressure by the international community on his country in connection with its nuclear program.
- 12:53 18/03/2007
The Iran nuclear issue must be solved by diplomatic means, the secretary of the Russian Security Council said Sunday.
- 17:36 16/03/2007
Iran has developed a new mobile air defense system capable of launching simultaneously two ground-to-air missiles, state-run television reported Friday.
- 19:47 14/03/2007
Russia's president said Wednesday he sees no alternative to dialogue on the Iranian nuclear problem and other regional conflicts.
- 14:06 06/03/2007
Iran will conduct air defense exercises Tuesday in preparation for a possible air strike on its uranium ore conversion center at Isfahan, the IRNA news agency said Tuesday.
- 12:22 06/03/2007
Iran is prepared to answer any questions about its nuclear research posed by the international nuclear watchdog, the foreign minister said Tuesday.
- 17:01 01/03/2007
A possible military operation against Iran would jeopardize the security of the Central Asian states, the head of a post-Soviet security group said Thursday.
- 14:01 01/03/2007
A senior Russian senator said Thursday he believes that Iran is not excluding any scenario in the development of its controversial nuclear program.
- 11:27 01/03/2007
- 19:41 27/02/2007
The United States and Iran are not doing enough to avert a military solution to Iran's nuclear problem, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday.
- 14:32 26/02/2007
Russia's foreign minister said Monday he is concerned over the frequent statements made about a possible strike on Iran.
- 18:36 21/02/2007
- 13:16 21/02/2007
A senior Russian senator said Wednesday he believes the U.S. is unlikely to invade Iran to resolve the country's nuclear problem.
- 15:24 19/02/2007
American, British and Israeli special services are involved in subversive activities on Iranian territory, the Iranian interior minister said Monday.
- 14:52 12/02/2007
Iran's Foreign Ministry denied Monday U.S. accusations that it is assisting Iraqi rebels.
- 14:28 10/02/2007
Russia has not passed missile technology to Iran, but other countries, including European, did, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.
- 15:14 08/02/2007
Iran has successfully tested Soviet-designed SSN-4 Sark anti-ship missiles, Iranian television reported, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps responsible for the country's missile forces.
- 16:54 07/02/2007
Iran has successfully tested the TOR-M1 air defense missile system recently supplied by Russia, the Iranian news agency ISNA said, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps responsible for national missile forces.
- 20:31 17/04/2006
"If [the U.S.] ventures a military operation, it will conduct it next year after thorough political, military and propaganda preparations," Alexei Arbatov, head of the International Security Center in Moscow, told RIA Novosti.
- 11:49 21/02/2006
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