Russia’s representative in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, commented on the escalation between Iran and the West that “the timing is not right and the critical moment in the Vienna talks ahead of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.”

Earlier in the day, the UK, France and Germany said in a joint statement on nuclear talks with Iran that “Iran’s demands in its latest response to international negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal cast doubt on its intentions to reach an agreement on a nuclear program.” its nuclear program.

“As we move closer to an agreement, Iran has again raised separate issues related to its legally binding international obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency,” they said. three states.

For its part, the Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed out that “the statement of the three European countries is not constructive and contradicts their statements of their good will regarding nuclear negotiations”, noting that “the European statement coincided with the exchange of messages to end the negotiations, which is a fruitless approach.”

The Foreign Ministry warned the Europeans against “the influence of a third party seeking to disrupt the nuclear talks,” explaining that “we have the will to finalize the agreement, and the progress of the negotiations is due to the initiatives of Iran.”