Russia said on Thursday that the restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran was an illegal action, driven by European powers that deepened the crisis over the country's nuclear program.
Spokesperson of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russia said on Thursday that the restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran was an illegal action, driven by European powers that deepened the crisis over the country's nuclear program.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the reimposition of sanctions was the result of "manipulation" by Britain, Germany and France.
"Accordingly, the results... are legally null and void and cannot impose any legal obligations on other states," she told a news briefing.
The United Nations reinstated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program on September 27, following a process known as snapback, triggered by the three European countries.
Iran will again be subjected to an arms embargo and a ban on all uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities, as well as any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
Tehran, which denies any intention of making nuclear weapons, has warned the move will be met with a harsh response.
Russia has close relations with Iran, supports its right to peaceful nuclear energy and condemned the U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites in June.
Reporting by Dmitry Antonov
Russia does not recognize the return of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Wednesday when asked if Moscow would enforce the measures.
The range of Iran's missiles will be increased to any point deemed necessary, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told the semi-official Fars news agency on Wednesday, in response to what he said were Western demands to curb Tehran's missiles.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he believes Iran could join the Abraham Accords, a peace agreement signed during Trump's first term in office under which Israel normalized diplomatic relations with four Muslim-majority nations.
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