‘Unprecedented’ US pressure on Turkish banks hinders Mir payment system: Kremlin

The US is pressuring countries to abandon the Russian Mir payment system, which has bypassed sanctions

Erdogan to hold talks with Russian delegation over Mir payment system: Report

Turkish banks, Denizbank and Isbank, recently suspended the use of Mir payments after the US expanded its sanctions on Russia

Two Turkish banks drop Russia’s Mir payment system following new US sanctions

US and EU officials have been pushing to sanction Turkey for its continued economic cooperation with Russia

Egypt to adopt Russia’s Mir payment system: Report

Iran, Turkey, and Bahrain have also moved to implement the Russian payment system, ignoring western diktats to cut ties with Moscow

Iran ‘months away’ from joining Russia’s Mir payment system

The two nations are reportedly in 'advanced talks' to implement a payment system that can be used to circumvent western sanctions

Five major Turkish banks adopt Russian payment system

Western nations are reportedly on high alert about Ankara's flourishing economic ties with Moscow

Turkey agrees to make partial payments for Russian gas in rubles

The Kremlin also called on Ankara to not 'destabilize' Syria, while at the same time acknowledging Turkey's 'legitimate' security concerns

Iran will soon accept Russian payment system for international shoppers

Once Mir cards are accepted in Iran, tourists and visitors from Russia can shop in Iran without having to use cash

‘Tehran ready to help resolve Ukraine crisis’: Amir-Abdollahian

The Ukrainian FM announced Kiev's readiness for expanding relations with Iran, specifically in the agricultural sector

Vladimir Putin to meet with Iranian president in Turkmenistan

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has sought Iran's expertise in overcoming severe western sanctions

Russia, Iran discuss linking card payment systems to overcome US sanctions

Russia is in talks with China and Iran on linking the Russian Mir card payment system with other domestic payment systems

Exclusive: Russia’s Sergey Glazyev introduces the new global financial system

The world's new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity.

German chancellor ‘very irritated’ by Turkey’s plan to join SCO

Turkey recently announced its intentions to join the Russia and China-led economic bloc, which makes up close to 30 percent of the global GDP

Largest Russian business delegation arrives in Iran

More than 750 meetings will be held in a period of three days to strengthen economic ties between Russia and Iran

Under threat of sanctions, some Turkish hotels reject Russian credit cards

Despite several major Turkish banks adopting Russia's payment system, businesses in Turkey are expressing fear of being sanctioned by the west

SCO summit strengthens Iran’s regional presence

The Russian Federation has been approaching Iran with new economic agreements and the purchase of Iranian drones, following greater isolation by the West due to the war in Ukraine

US, EU increase pressure on Turkey over Russia sanctions

The increase in pressure comes amid a boost in economic and energy cooperation between Moscow and Ankara

Iran and Russia’s relations strategic, committed to UN Charter: Officials

The Russian Foreign Minister and his Iranian counterpart affirmed their commitment to the United Nations Charter and support of the Astana process to resolve the crisis in Syria

Russia in possession of ‘weapons grade’ Iranian drones: White House

Iran has maintained that, while it collaborates with Russia in the defense sector, it has no intention of helping either side in the Ukraine war

Turkish finance minister calls US warning of sanctions ‘meaningless’

Both the US and EU have warned Ankara against its burgeoning economic ties with Moscow

Iran and Russia carry out first-time trade in national currencies: Official

The two nations also announced a gas swap deal that will be implemented 'soon'

Turkey doubles Russian oil imports in 2022

Despite being at odds over Ankara’s positions in Ukraine and Syria, Russia and Turkey are working to boost business and energy cooperation

Russia looking to bolster reserves with Turkish, Chinese currencies

Russia, along with several other sanctioned nations, has begun moving away from western currencies in order to overcome sanctions

India dumps US dollar for UAE dirham, Chinese yuan in Russian coal trade: Report

Russia became India's third-largest coal supplier after New Delhi began to move away from the US dollar in their bilateral trade

Iran places first import order using cryptocurrency

A top Iranian official and president of the Iran Trade Promotion Organization reported the first import order using cryptocurrency to bypass US sanctions

Turkey building drone factory in Ukraine to fight Russian forces

Baykar's Ukraine-based factory could drastically change the situation on the ground

European companies interested in doing business with Russia via Turkey

Metallurgic companies in the EU are reportedly looking to bypass western sanctions by selling products to Moscow with Ankara as the middleman

Behind the Tin Curtain: BRICS+ vs NATO/G7

The west is nostalgically caught up with outdated 'containment' policies, this time against Global South integration. Unfortunately for them, the rest of the world is moving on, together.

The Sanctioned Ones: How Iran-Russia are setting new rules

While China, keen to ward off US sanctions as long as possible, is lagging, its RIC partners Iran and Russia are doing the legwork to break the west's global financial grip.

Iranian and Russian presidents hold talks at SCO summit

Iran and Russia have recently deepened cooperation in order to bypass western sanctions