Do Not Expect Any More Russian Help On The Iran Nuclear Deal

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War On The Rocks: Don’t Expect Any More Russian Help on the Iran Nuclear Deal 

Russia’s position on Iran’s nuclear program has always lagged behind its confrontation with the West. Before the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow actively supported diplomatic efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions. After the invasion, Russia initially disrupted these efforts, but soon reverted to a more neutral stance. Now, with Moscow becoming ever more dependent on Tehran for economic and battlefield support, Russia’s attitude will likely become increasingly unhelpful. This is bad news for U.S. efforts to restore the Iran nuclear deal and bad news for the cause of global nonproliferation more broadly.  

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WNU Editor: Russia's focus is elsewhere. Helping put together an Iran nuclear deal is not one of them. But Russia is not alone. The U.S. is walking away from putting an Iran nuclear deal right now .... U.S. "not going to waste time" on Iran deal right now, official says (Axios). More here .... Biden’s Iran Envoy Says US Won’t ‘Waste Time’ on Iran Nuclear Deal Talks (Antiwar.com).