EADaily, February 6th, 2026. Tehran is holding consultations with Moscow and Beijing on the eve of negotiations between Iran and the United States on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, an Iranian source told RIA Novosti.

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Russia is ‌ready ​to evacuate its staff ‌from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant if ​necessary, Alexei Likhachev, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation, ‍was cited as saying ​on Thursday by the state news agency TASS.

Iran could “easily trick” Steve Witkoff just like Vladimir Putin did, according to a founding member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Nuclear tensions are rising ahead of high-stakes U.S.–Iran talks, as Tehran flatly rejects any transfer of its enriched uranium abroad. Iran currently holds more than 400 kilograms enriched up to 60 percent — a level close to weapons-grade.

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that there was still room for negotiation between Iran and the United States and warned that any use of force against Tehran would have dangerous consequences and cause chaos throughout the Middle East.

With Russian ground troops bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, Moscow is striving to press home its advantage in the skies – through an ever-evolving army of drones, courtesy of Iran. In early January,

The last major nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia has expired, removing limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. With no inspections, caps, or verification mechanisms in place,

Russia will be focused on how protests unfold in Iran, given Tehran's position as a key strategic, military, economic and trade partner for Moscow in the Middle East. The prospect of another ally falling in the Middle East will be a worrying one for Russia ...