This leaves Russia with only two alternatives. One is North Korea, which has a feeble economy with a GDP of only $30 billion and has long been subject to economic sanctions. The other alternative is ...

Russia said oil flows through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), a major route for supplying Kazakhstan and exporting to the global market, were reduced by 30-40% on Tuesday after a Ukrainian ...

A special envoy to the Caspian Sea region would help counter China, Russia, and Iran—and end the impression that Washington ...

However, CPC, is subject to Russian law, since the pipeline crosses Russian territory, carrying about 2m barrels per day of ...

Last month, an 18th-century 28-meter wooden shipwreck was discovered off the Mazandaran coast of the Caspian Sea in southern Iran. Operating under Russian influence, the ship likely comprised part ...

These agencies will work together within the framework of separate agreements. 3. What impact will the treaty have on security issues in the Caspian Sea? Iran and Russia regard the involvement of ...

Oil prices strengthened on Monday as an attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in the Caspian Sea slowed flows from ...

Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government, Russia immediately confirmed that the Syrian developments “will not threaten its relations with Iran ... the Mediterranean Sea seeks to expand ...

Russian authorities are reportedly close to starting natural gas shipments to Iran, part of a plan initially ... about 200 kilometres along the Caspian Sea shore and has a nameplate annual ...

“The Islamic Republic of Iran favors the establishment of peace and friendship in the region and throughout the world, and welcomes cooperation with Turkmenistan and other countries in this regard,” ...