Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.

Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged an immediate stop to the campaign and a return to diplomacy. In a Telegram post on Saturday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry called the

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using an imaginary threat from Iran as a pretext to overthrow its constitutional order, and said Washington's calls for Iranians to seize power from their leaders were cynical and inhumane.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said she is concerned about the unfolding crisis around Iran, describing it as part of a wider crisis in international law born of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Israeli defence analysts have raised the possibility that foreign expertise may have contributed to Iran’s development of these systems, prompting speculation about potential technological support from Russia or China.

By Guy Faulconbridge, Marina Bobrova and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia could halt gas supplies to Europe right now amid a spike in energy prices triggered by the Iran crisis, President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday,

Russia warned on Tuesday that the war launched by the U. and Israel against Iran ‌could result in the very outcome they were seeking to prevent, by ‌spurring both Iran and its Arab neighbours to seek to acquire nuclear weapons.

Russia and Iran have reportedly finalized a contract for the sale of 500 Russian “Verba” man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and 2,500 missiles as Iran tries to shore up its air defenses. However,

The day the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, China waited several hours before taking its first official position.

The Iran war's disruption of Middle East oil and gas supplies and soaring prices are strengthening Russia's ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of the Kremlin's budget and a key to paying for its own war in Ukraine.

Russia accused the United States on Wednesday ⁠of ​using an imaginary ​threat ​from Iran ⁠as a pretext to ‌overthrow its constitutional order.