Overview

• RIA Novosti and TASS published remarks on October 8 quoting Sergey Lavrov saying Iran seeks a resumption of full-scale talks on its nuclear program.
• According to Lavrov, Tehran has pressed for negotiations since January and has shown flexibility, creativity, and restraint despite provocations.
• Lavrov alleges Western governments work to prevent U.S.–Iran talks and normal cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, warning this risks a larger conflict.
• He describes efforts to revive sanctions on Iran as an illegitimate and outrageous step, arguing the JCPOA was undercut by the United States in 2019 with European support.
• He cites the deal’s snapback mechanism and recounts a John Kerry–Mohammad Javad Zarif exchange to argue the West abused the process, with these claims reflecting Russia’s position and lacking independent corroboration in the reports.