Moscow previously defended Tehran, criticizing the unilateral actions of the United States in connection with the situation around Iran’s nuclear programme. Russia stressed that Washington’s claim that the UN sanctions on Iran were restored was misleading as the UN Security Council (UNSC) took no such steps.
Zarif’s Previous visit to Moscow took place in July. During his visit, he met and bilateral talks with senior Russian officials.
Delivering a live televised speech on the occasion of the National Teachers’ Day and International Workers’ Day (May Day), Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei rejected on Sunday the Western powers’ call on Iran to pursue submissive diplomacy in the West Asian region and saying that the IRGC Quds Force is the main pillar of Iran’s diplomacy in the region.
Announcing the end of his visit to the Persian Gulf countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that glimmers of hope and positive signs are seen in Vienna talks and regional talks.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored Western countries’ attempts to “reverse the victim and the culprits” regarding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
