Russia rejects US media report it backed ‘zero enrichment’ Iran deal
Russia rejects US media report it backed ‘zero enrichment’ Iran deal
M.U.H
14/07/202521
Russia has dismissed a recent report claiming that President Vladimir Putin had urged Iran to agree to a zero enrichment agreement with the United States, describing it as “defamation.”
Russia's Foreign Ministry made the remarks in a statement on Sunday, a day after the American news website Axios, citing three anonymous sources familiar with the matter, reported that Putin had “encouraged” Iran to accept a nuclear deal that would exclude uranium enrichment.
The article “appears to be a new political defamation campaign aimed at exacerbating tensions around Iran’s nuclear program,” the ministry said.
“Invariably and repeatedly, we have emphasized the necessity of resolving the crisis concerning Iran’s nuclear program exclusively through political and diplomatic means, and expressed our willingness to help find mutually acceptable solutions,” it added.
This comes as Iran has repeatedly stated that it will never accept an agreement that excludes its enrichment rights, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding Tehran's right to uranium enrichment in any nuclear negotiations.
Russia has supported Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy for years.
Back in June, Putin reaffirmed his country’s support for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s right to develop and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, adding that Moscow is prepared to provide the necessary assistance in this regard.
He also said the concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear program should be resolved through dialogue and mutual agreement.
His remarks came amid the Israeli aggression against Iran, backed by the United States.
The Israeli regime launched a blatant and unprovoked act of aggression against Iran on June 13, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders and nuclear scientists in addition to civilians.
On June 22, the United States officially joined the war against Iran by launching attacks on three nuclear facilities in the country in violation of the United Nations Charter and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The Israeli strikes came as Iran and the United States had held five rounds of indirect negotiations, mediated by Oman, over Iran’s nuclear program since April, and were preparing to hold fresh talks in the Omani capital on June 15, which was cancelled.
