Revealing reportage Axios sheds “light” on Russia’s attitude towards the issue that caused the 12 -day war between Israel and the Iran. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, suggested that Tehran accept an agreement on its nuclear program but not It will be enriched with celestial.
Russia is the main diplomatic supporter of Iran in nuclear program for years. While Moscow publicly supports Iran’s right to enrich it with heavenly, Vladimir Putin holds a tougher position after the bloody war between Israel and Iran.
Moscow has encouraged the Iranians to agree on “zero enrichment”, according to 3 European officials and an Israeli official who knows the matter.
Two sources reported that the Russians also informed the Israeli government of Vladimir Putin’s position on Iran’s uranium enrichment.
“We know that this is what Putin said to the Iranians”said a senior Israeli official.
Putin also expressed this post on phone calls last week with Donald Trump and the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
Israeli and US raids caused serious damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities but They did not destroy all the celestial.
It is not clear whether any of Iran’s centrifugal machines survived.
Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants a new nuclear deal with Iran. If the negotiations take place in the coming weeks, zero uranium enrichment will be one of the main demands of the US, Axios sources say.
Iran has long insisted that it must maintain the capacity of enrichment under any agreement.
Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have shown their support for a “zero -enrichment” agreement in the Iranians several times in recent weeks.
“Putin would support zero enrichment. He encouraged the Iranians to work in this direction so that negotiations with the Americans are more favorable. The Iranians said they would not consider it, “a European official said.
Putin’s position is particularly important given the extensive support provided by Iran to Russia during its war with Ukraine.
Tehran, among other things, supported Kiev with Supply of hundreds of drones and rockets.
During and after the 12 -day war between Iran and Israel, Iranians were disappointed that the Russians did not provide them with any significant support beyond their statements to the press.
The Russians have made it clear publicly and in private that if an agreement is reached, they are willing to withdraw Iran’s highly enriched uranium.
Russia has stated that then will supply Iran with celestial 3.67% for nuclear energy and small amounts of uranium -enriched 20% for the Tehran’s research reactor and the production of nuclear isotopes, sources say.
White House envoy, Steve Whitkov, talks to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragsi about the re -opening of nuclear negotiations.
One plan was to meet in Oslo in the coming days, but sources reported that the Iranians and Whitkov were cold.