Russia condemns European move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme

AL-Monitor
Aug 29, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo — Evgenia Novozhenina

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Friday condemned a decision by Britain, Germany and France to launch a process that could reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, saying it was absurd to solely blame Tehran for the collapse of the 2015 nuclear accord.

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Lucy PapachristouEditing by Andrew Osborn)