US sanctions complicate Iran nuclear deal: Russia
Iran Press TV
Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:2PM GMT
Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that new US sanctions against Iran can seriously complicate implementation of Tehran's nuclear deal with the Sextet of world powers.
"Widening American 'blacklists' could seriously complicate the fulfillment of the Geneva agreement, which proposes easing the sanctions regime,' Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Maria Zakharova, said in a Friday statement.
'Washington's actions do not help improve confidence between the negotiating parties or reach a comprehensive agreement aimed at resolving problems related to Iran's nuclear program by fully ensuring its rights [as] stipulated by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),' she added.
Zakharova urged the US to adopt a "responsible" approach in order to "maintain the positive dynamics of the negotiating process."
On Thursday, the administration of US President Barack Obama issued new sanctions against more than a dozen companies and individuals for "providing support for" Iran's nuclear energy program.
Iran has slammed the new US sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic as not constructive, saying that the US administration is responsible for these indiscreet moves.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- Russia, China, France, Britain and the US -- plus Germany inked a nuclear agreement in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 24 in a bid to set the stage for the full resolution of the West's decade-old dispute with Iran over the country's nuclear energy program.
Under the Geneva deal, the six countries have undertaken to lift some of the existing sanctions against the Islamic Republic in exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities during six months. It was also agreed that no more sanctions would be imposed on Iran within the same timeframe.
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