Russian Emergencies Ministry handed over 350 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran // Kurenkov: Russia handed over 350 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran in 2023 and 2026

Russia’s Emergencies Ministry handed over 350 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran in 2023 and 2026. This was announced by the head of the department Alexander Kurenkov at a meeting with the deputy head of the Organization for Crisis Management of Iran Omid Mokhtarmi.

Mr. Kurenkov added that in 2025, the Russian Emergencies Ministry sent aircraft to extinguish a fire in the seaport in the north of the Strait of Hormuz. In 2019 and 2023, the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center handed over basic necessities to Iranians affected by natural disasters.

Alexander Kurenkov said that the agency is ready to continue to respond promptly to Tehran’s appeals, as well as to consider the possibility of training Iranian specialists in universities of the Russian Emergencies Ministry and organizing short-term courses.