Russia ready to facilitate settlement of Iranian nuclear program issue

Moscow is ready to facilitate a political and diplomatic settlement of the Iranian nuclear program issue and calls on all parties to seek solutions to avoid escalation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said regarding the expiration of the UN Security Council resolution on the JCPOA for resolving issues around the Iranian nuclear program.

"The Russian side remains firmly committed to a political and diplomatic settlement around the Iranian nuclear program and calls on all parties involved to focus their efforts on finding the necessary solutions to avoid a new uncontrolled escalation of tensions," the statement reads.

It was noted that Russia is ready to assist in this endeavor in any way possible.

According to the ministry, the expiration of Resolution 2231 means that "the JCPOA, rightly considered a major achievement of international diplomacy, is finally becoming a thing of the past."

"In the years following its adoption, the JCPOA quickly proved its viability and effectiveness, enabling the IAEA to eliminate all concerns about Iran," the diplomats recalled.

Upon the JCPOA's expiration, "the attitude toward Iran's nuclear program should be the same as toward the nuclear program of any other non-nuclear weapons state party" to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Foreign Ministry emphasized.

"The successful implementation of the JCPOA was intended to allow Tehran to fully exercise its right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy in accordance with the NPT and its obligations under that treaty," the statement said.