Iran Press /Europe: "Russia had expressed its concerns to Iran during consultations because of Tehran’s strengthening intentions to leave the deal, Sergey Ryabkov told Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper.
Last Wednesday, Ryabkov visited Iran and had discussions with senior officials at the Foreign Ministry.
“This may pave the way for a collapse of the JCPOA and the emergence of a chaotic situation, in which risks of a military confrontation would further increase,” Ryabkov pointed out.
Ryabkov also said that the United States is exerting severe pressure on Iran without offering any alternative options to the Middle Eastern country.
“We can see the severe pressure on the part of the United States toward Iran and we can see the attempts to blackmail this country … At the same time, there is no positive agenda and the United States is not suggesting any alternative options. It only declares, including on the high level, that it is open for dialogue. But it is not a basis for real talks,” Ryabkov said in the interview released late on Wednesday.
The diplomat insisted that if the United States was willing to engage in dialogue with Iran, it should make suggestions on what it was ready to offer Iran in exchange for beginning talks on the new nuclear deal terms.
This May marked the one-year anniversary of the United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
In recent months, tensions between Tehran and Washington have escalated with US warning about the possibility of a military confrontation with Iran but saying it wanted to avoid war.
Iran says it has no intention of getting involved in a conflict with regional or world powers, but if enemies make an unwise move, they will face a decisive response which will make them regret their actions.
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