Iran says Russia won't block nuclear deal

Iran's top diplomat was in Moscow in what appeared to be a push to bring Russia back onboard the nuclear talks after they were stalled presumably by Russia's "unrelated" demands.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on March 15, 2022. - MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Moscow "will by no means block" a potential agreement that is meant to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

"There will be absolutely no link between the developments in Ukraine … and the Vienna talks," the Iranian foreign minister declared during a joint presser with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow.

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