Russia continues to develop relations with Iran: Kremlin

The Kremlin has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening relations with Iran, while simultaneously urging all parties in the region to prioritize political and diplomatic solutions to resolve tensions. 

"Russia continues to develop relations with Iran, and in doing so, we call on our Iranian friends and all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution, and we call on them to adopt political and diplomatic means as an absolute priority in resolving any given issue," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing in Moscow.

Expressing that Russia currently sees an “unprecedented” escalation of tensions in the region, Peskov said Moscow still expects political and diplomatic means will “prevail in the search for a settlement."

Peskov’s remarks came as the US and Iran concluded a second round of indirect negotiations mediated by Oman on Tuesday. Both sides acknowledged progress in the talks, which took place against a backdrop of sharp escalation in threatening rhetoric from Washington and a significant American military buildup near and off the coast of Iran.

US President Donald Trump stated that the deployment was intended to pressure Tehran into negotiations, warning that failure to reach a deal would trigger a military strike "far worse" than the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025.

On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that any new US strike on Iran is “playing with fire” and will have “serious consequences.”

"The consequences are not good. There have already been strikes on Iran on nuclear sites under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” he said.

Any new US strike on Iran is ‘playing with fire’, Russia’s Lavrov warns

The Russian foreign minister says any new US strike on Iran is playing with fire and will have serious consequences.

At the same time, Russia’s technical partnership with Iran — especially in the field of civilian nuclear energy — remains a cornerstone of bilateral ties.

Director General of the Rosatom State Corporation Alexey Likhachev noted Thursday that the state corporation will maintain the priority of implementing the Bushehr nuclear power plant. 

"In any case, the Bushehr station, this facility, the second and third blocks [...] will not leave Rosatom's priorities, we will do everything to implement this project. And despite all the difficulties that are emerging now, sooner or later we will definitely successfully implement it," Likhachev said.

Iran nuclear chief: Construction of 8 nuclear power plants by Russia on agenda

Iran’s nuclear chief says the construction of eight nuclear power plants in the southern Iranian provinces of Bushehr and Hormozgan under a long-standing agreement with Russia is on the agenda.

Speaking during a visit to the construction site on February 14, Iran’s Vice President and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami announced that overall physical progress on Units 2 and 3 of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has reached 18 percent.

Eslami said that design, engineering, and equipment manufacturing activities are currently underway in workshops, while executive operations are being carried out simultaneously at the project site.

He added that approximately 5,600 personnel employed by Iranian contractors are actively working at the site.

Each of the second and third units of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant will have a power generation capacity of 1,057 megawatts, and both are currently under construction.

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