Iran is receiving 'military cooperation' from Russia and China, foreign minister says

Source: MS NOW News

Mar. 14, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT


Iran is receiving “military cooperation” from Russia and China, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an exclusive interview with MS NOW on Saturday. He also accused the United Arab Emirates of allowing the U.S. to launch attacks on Iran from its territory

Araghchi said Iran has no intention of fully opening the Strait of Hormuz, a tactic that has sent global oil prices soaring. And he downplayed the impact of a recent U.S attack on military installations on Kharg Island, through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow. He vowed that Iran will attack oil facilities across the Persian Gulf if the U.S. targets Iran’s oil infrastructure.

“I think our armed forces have already answered that they would retaliate if our oil and energy infrastructure are attacked,” Araghchi said. “And they will attack any energy infrastructure in the region, which belongs to an American company or an American company is a shareholder. So the reaction would be clear.”

Araghchi called Russia and China Iran’s “strategic partners” and said his country was receiving “military cooperation” from the two U.S. adversaries but declined to elaborate.

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