Lavrov stated that there is a resource for diplomacy on Iran's nuclear program.

There is a resource for diplomacy on Iran's nuclear program. This was announced on February 25 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"We are convinced that the resource of diplomacy remains, it should not be neglected, it should be used as effectively as possible, without any threats and without hints of the possibility of some forceful solutions," he said at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran.

The minister stressed that the parties are determined to continue searching for acceptable solutions to the situation with the Iranian nuclear program, which, according to him, was created by the West.

The Iranian Foreign Minister, in turn, said that at the moment of dialogue with The United States is not involved in the nuclear deal. According to him, Tehran will continue its relations with China and Russia on this issue.

Iran and the atom: US in no hurry to return to nuclear deal with Tehran

The United States is pursuing a policy of maximum pressure on the Islamic Republic

On February 12, Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov said that positive indicators in the process of negotiations on a nuclear deal with Iran would not be achieved href="https://iz.ru/1837837/2025-02-12/posol-rf-nazval-nevozmoznym-uspeh-adernoi-sdelki-bez-ucastia-rossii-i-kitaa " target="_blank">without the participation of Russia and China. According to him, the Russian side insists on continuing the negotiation process in the 5+1 format (five members of the UN Security Council and Germany).