Lavrov: No proof Iran working on nuclear weapons
Russia's foreign minister says Moscow will not agree to harsh sanctions against Iran, reasoning that there is nothing to prove Tehran is working on nuclear weapons. "There is no evidence that Iran has made a decision to produce nuclear weapons," Sergei Lavrov said in a recent interview with RIA Novosti. Lavrov went on to add hat he did not believe that sanctions were an effective course to take. "If we go with the sanctions, we'll not go beyond the goal of our purpose of defending the nonproliferation regime. "We don't want the nonproliferation regime to be used for ... strangling Iran, or taking some steps to deteriorate the situation [and] the living standards of people in Iran," he said clarifing that Moscow did not plan to agree to embargoes that could seriously damage Iran's economy. AntiWar: Israeli DM: No Need to Coordinate With US on Attacking Iran. WRH: Barak: 'Iran challenges world's stability'.