Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov stated Thursday evening that Moscow and Tehran will cooperate in the effort to lift sanctions imposed on Iran. Alimov said both countries view unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic as illegitimate, and will continue joint action for their removal.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov on Thursday evening declared that Moscow and Tehran will jointly push for the removal of international sanctions on Iran, according to a report carried by Iranian Telegram channels. This aligns with a recent pattern of Russian diplomatic backing for Iran: as The Zioneer reported this week, Russia and China previously vowed to block UN Security Council sanctions renewal on Iran, while on Wednesday Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi discussed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding with his Russian counterpart Lavrov. Alimov did not specify a new timeline or mechanism, but the statement reinforces Moscow's consistent opposition to what it terms "unilateral sanctions" against the Islamic Republic.
This episode comes amid a broader diplomatic flurry — Japan has signaled readiness to join European sanctions relief on Iran, and Iran itself claims the implementation phase of its reported understanding with the US has begun, with sanctions on oil exports lifting as of early Thursday local time. The statement by Alimov, a relatively senior diplomat, is a single-source report (an Iranian the source) and has not been independently corroborated by Russian or Western official outlets at this hour. The claim is credible given Russia's established public stance; further details on concrete steps or a coordinated diplomatic plan are not yet available.
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