Section: Tasnim News Agency (Iran)
Russian Almaz-Antey Delivers MH17 Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey presents the results of its own report into the missile launch that downed the MH17 Malaysian Airlines plane over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
EU Gives Russian Sanctions Six-Month Extension
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The European Union on Monday extended sanctions in place against Russia, meant to punish Moscow for its support for Ukrainian separatists and its annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to US Boxer Jones
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Roy Jones Junior, a prominent US professional boxer who had asked for it last month when he met Putin in the disputed region of Crimea, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Germany Says ‘Significant Progress’ Made at Ukraine Meeting
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that “significant progress” had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
US Blacklists Russian Firms Over Ukraine, Alleged Nuclear Proliferation
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Departments of State and Commerce have added more Russian companies to US blacklists to ensure the efficacy of sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
1 Dead, 100 Injured in Ukraine Clashes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – One Ukrainian national guard member was killed by a grenade and 100 people were injured as nationalists protested a parliamentary vote to grant autonomy to areas held by separatists. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Blast at Kiev Parliament as Ukraine MPs Back More Autonomy for Seperatists
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A powerful explosion has occurred outside the building of Ukraine’s parliament in downtown Kiev on Monday and several police are reportedly injured. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Two US F-22 Jets Land in Poland amid Ukraine Tensions
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two US F-22 Raptor stealth fighters landed in Poland on Monday, as regional tensions run high over Russia and the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Iran’s Delegation to Visit Crimea for Oil Talks: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian delegation plans to visit the Eastern European Peninsula of Crimea to discuss cooperation in the supply of oil products, Russian media quoted Crimean Fuel and Energy Minister as saying. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
US Imposes Further Sanctions on Russia over Crimea, East Ukraine Conflict
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States imposed further sanctions against Russia over the events in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Eleven more people and 15 more companies have been put on the sanctions list. …read more Source: Tasnim News...