Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Tehran is determined to upgrade the level of its commercial and economic interactions with neighbors and allies.

Lavrov calls on like-minded nations to join forces against the “blackmail” of Western sanctions during a visit to Venezuela.

More than two dozen Arab political parties have demanded the urgent removal of all sanctions imposed by the United States and its Western allies against Syria.

The war in Ukraine has brought Russia and Iran closer in their efforts to counter Western sanctions.

The chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has downplayed Western sanctions against the country’s national broadcaster, stressing that the media corporation is unfazed by the embargo and committed to its mission.

Serbia’s interior minister on Monday highlighted Belgrade’s refusal to join Western sanctions against Moscow, after meeting with the top Russian diplomat in a rare visit by a state official from Europe.

Chinese and Russian strategic bombers flew over the Sea of Japan in a joint military exercise.