President Putin’s recent India visit underscores New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, deepening Russia ties despite US sanctions, tariffs, and pressure over Ukraine war.

President Masoud Pezeshkian expresses Iran’s resolve to implement an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia.

Putin has expressed solidarity with Maduro and his government as the US is escalating aggression on Venezuela.

Japan has scrambled fighter jets to monitor a Russia-China joint patrol amid simmering Tokyo-Beijing tensions.

Iran’s imports of what reach 1.125 million mt worth $424 million in seven months to late October.

The new US 'National Security Strategy' pivots from global confrontation to Western Hemispheric dominance, downgrades rivalry with China, reduces West Asia focus, and sharpens pressure on European allies.

Russian senators say any Western effort, particularly by the European Troika, to revive sanctions against Iran is baseless and illegitimate.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on December 08, 2025.

Iran is hosting a five-day anti-terrorism military exercise titled Sahand 20-25 in Iran, with delegations from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in attendance.

An IRGC spokesman says Iran conducted two missile strikes on the Haifa oil refinery while it killed 36 people during a raid directed at a Mossad installation during the June war.