Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, has dismissed claims that Moscow has withdrawn from the Rasht-Astara railway project, terming it “psychological warfare against Tehran-Moscow ties."

Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadegh, has hailed the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway as a pivotal step in advancing the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has discussed the Rasht-Astara railway and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) during his recent visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, special presidential representative Igor Levitin says.