28 Aug 2026
U.S. Pledges ‘Further Action’ If Russia-Iran Rail Deal Evades Sanctions
The State Department said on Wednesday it will “monitor and pay close attention” to the latest Russia-Iran rail deal, and that any efforts to go around sanctions would be of immense concern “and something that the United States would not hesitate to take further action on,” as Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel put it, TURAN’s Washington Correspondent reports.
Moscow and Tehran on Wednesday signed an agreement on the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway section, a corridor that is deemed to be intended to rival the Suez Canal and prevent sanctions.
Patel, when pressed by reporters during a daily press briefing, said: “I don’t have an assessment to make on this specific project, but there is a reason that we enforce such a strict sanctions regime, and any efforts to go around those would be of immense concern to us.”
He went on to conclude, “We have not parsed our words about the deepening of the cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Iranian regime”
Alex Raufoglu
Latest news
Latest newsMoscow Warns London: Russia Considers Strikes on British Military Targets
27.Aug.2026
Kazakhstan Launches a New Economic Strategy: GDP Growth, Investment and Pension Reform
27.Aug.2026
CIA Director Visits Moscow: Trump Hopes for Results
26.Aug.2026
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Warns of Risk of Gradual Defeat in War with Russia
25.Aug.2026
Putin Authorizes Temporary State Management of Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable to Drone Attacks
24.Aug.2026
The United States Rapidly Expands Missile Production: Pentagon Accelerates Output of Tomahawks and Other Critical Weapons
24.Aug.2026
Record Supplies: Armenia Boosts Fish Exports to Georgia
23.Aug.2026
Political Battle During Wartime: Zelensky Opposes Elections
23.Aug.2026
Romania Approves Construction of One of the Largest Solar Power Plants in Europe
23.Aug.2026
Ex-Ukrainian Defence Minister Fails in Bid to Pressure Zelenskiy
22.Aug.2026
Upper Lars: Why Border Queues Have Become a Political Signal for Georgia and Russia
22.Aug.2026
Russia-Ukraine War: No Decisive Breakthrough on the Front and Intensifying Ukrainian Deep Strikes on Russia
21.Aug.2026
TRIPP, Peace, and a New Geopolitical Crossroads: How Armenia Has Changed One Year After Washington
20.Aug.2026
Tokayev Updates Kazakhstan Foreign Policy Concept: Astana Strengthens Its Strategic Multi Vector Approach
19.Aug.2026
Ukraine Turns Ground Robots into a New Tool in the Fight Against Russia
19.Aug.2026