MOSCOW – Russia’s Foreign Ministry is criticizing the new European Union sanctions against Iran, saying they are a severe mistake likely to worsen tensions.
In a statement Monday, the ministry questions how the new sanctions could be seen as helping find a resolution of the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.
The ministry said, “It’s apparent that in this case there is open pressure and diktat, aimed at ‘punishing’ Iran for unco-operativebehaviour. This is a deeply mistaken policy, as we have told our European partners more than once. Under pressure of this sort, Iran will not make any concessions or any corrections to its policies.”
