Russia and iran

Putin holds talks with Iranian security chief as Turkish soldier killed by fire from Iran

Putin met Iran’s top security official at the Kremlin as Moscow urged Russians to avoid travel to Iran, while Turkey said a soldier was killed by cross-border fire from Iran.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video link in Moscow, Russia, November 5, 2026.
A new surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Khaibar with a range of 2,000 km, unveiled by Iran, is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2023

Russia secretly aiding Iran in development of supersonic cruise missile technology - report

The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was arranged by Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in coordination with the US-sanctioned NPO Mashinostroyenia.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Russia warns ISIS-K recruiting Central Asian migrants for regional terror networks

Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov said the group’s “Khorasan Branch” had stepped up efforts to recruit members from other extremist groups.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Military personnel hold flags as they attend the March of Torches, which is held annually in celebration of the birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti, in Havana, Cuba, January 27, 2026.

Cuba weighing attacks on US soil, Caribbean assets with drones from Russia, Iran - report

"When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning," one official told Axios.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS

How dangerous is the new alleged Russia-Iran high resolution satellite?

Israeli officials told KAN that they were concerned by the report, while US officials in public did little to dispel the mystery surrounding the issue.

JUNE 14, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are seen during a signing ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, April 13, 2021.

Netanyahu: "I don't think Russia and Iran are getting closer"

"Through talks with [Putin] we were able to avert a near-unavoidable crash between the the Russian Air Force and our own forces during an operation in Syria," he said speaking to Russian media.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019ByANNA BRESKY/MA'ARIV
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during a meeting in Tehran, Iran November 1, 2017.

One man predicted the Iraq airstrikes: Ceng Sagnic

In the last month, four mysterious airstrikes have occurred in the Muslim country between Jordan and Iran.

AUGUST 28, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Destroyed buildings are seen in the city of Sinjar, Iraq November 24, 2017. Picture taken November 24, 2017

Iran and Russia to produce new surgeon robot

The robot is being designed to do surgery remotely, when the original surgeon cannot be there.

JULY 14, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna last March

While confronting Iran in Syria, Israel may have to defy Russia

Jerusalem has vowed to continue striking cross-border targets, perhaps even sophisticated defense systems manned by Russian troops

DECEMBER 4, 2018ByCHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINE
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they attend an event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Nazi siege of Leningrad in World War II, at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in

S-300 strategy

OCTOBER 3, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL
FOREIGN MINISTERS Sergei Lavrov (C) of Russia, Walid al-Muallem (L) of Syria and Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran attend a news conference in Moscow in April.

Report: Turkey promises no Russian patrols in Idlib zone

Rebels aligned with Turkey said they held talks with Turkish intelligence and military officers in the past 48 hours and made clear they objected to Russian patrols.

OCTOBER 3, 2018ByREUTERS
Syrian rebels fighting the Assad regime celebrate.

It is not time for Israel to play Russian roulette

If the current state of relations between the two countries continues to deteriorate, Russia will have no reason to keep the Iranians away from the Golan Heights.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018ByVUGAR BAKHSHALIZADA
The Russian S-300 anti-missile rocket system moves along a central street during a rehearsal for a military parade in Moscow in 2009

Putin: Probe expected on Russian plane shot down in Syria

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset MK Tali Ploskov (Kulanu) met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a conference for female leaders in Euro-Asia.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
MK Tali Fluskov at the Conference For Euro-Asian Female Leaders beside Russian President Putin.

Liberman: Assad is responsible for downing Russian plane

Israel's defense forces "will do everything they must" to defend the country and its citizens. "I will continue to do what I must," he added.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at a faction meeting on June 18th, 2018