"If new sanctions are imposed, we will continue our cooperation," Russian media quoted Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying in Moscow. "We are interested in continuing our cooperation with Iran, which is our long-term economic partner. Certainly, we need to further find the forms of cooperation to fulfill joint projects," he added.
Novak said he constantly maintains contact with Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh over issues of mutual concern.
Last month, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow and Beijing were working together with the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...to counter US sanctions.
Ryabkov said a special agenda had also been devised to counter Washington’s efforts to undermine a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran ‐ the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).