Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described US President Donald Trump’s stance on Iran nuclear deal as “extremely worrying”, stressing that Moscow would defend the landmark agreement. In his maiden speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump said the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ...
The Syrian Army, fighting terrorists in the Deir Ezzor province, has been subjected to strong counterattacks from the north where Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US special task units are operating, the Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman Mj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday. “Over the past day, the assault ...