Russia dismisses US sanctions against Iran
Russia has dismissed the expansion of US “unilateral and illegitimate” sanctions against Iran, Press TV reports. ● Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow on Monday that the sanctions have no legal ground and are baseless. “US unilateral sections are illegitimate and have no legal basis
,” Ryabkov said. He said the illegal sanctions will impede further progress in the talks between Tehran and the Sextet of world powers on the Iranian nuclear energy program. Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, Russia, Britain, France and the United States -- plus Germany are scheduled to hold the next round of nuclear talks in the Austrian capital Vienna on Tuesday.