VIENNA --
Iran's Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated on Tuesday the battle in Ukraine ought to be stopped and accused the "mafia-like regime" of america of making the battle.
Russia, whose troops invaded Ukraine final week, is a strategic associate for Iran, which has been beneath Western sanctions for years. Whereas Tehran and Washington have been foes for many years, Iran and Russia have deepened commerce ties and have been allies within the Syrian battle.
"The U.S. regime creates crises, lives off of crises and feeds on numerous crises on the planet. Ukraine is one other sufferer of this coverage," Khamenei stated in a televised speech.
"For my part, Ukraine is a sufferer of the crises concocted by america," he stated. "There are two classes to be learnt right here. States which depend upon the help of the U.S. and Western powers have to know they can not belief such international locations."
Khamenei criticized Washington and different Western nations as talks reached a crucial stage in Vienna between Iran and world powers about reviving a 2015 nuclear deal.
Regardless of progress within the talks, the important thing sticking level is Tehran needs the problem of uranium traces discovered at a number of previous however undeclared websites in Iran to be dropped and closed without end, an Iranian official instructed Reuters.
Tehran objects to claims by the UN nuclear watchdog, the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA), that Iran failed to completely clarify the uranium traces.
Britain's lead negotiator on the talks, Stephanie Al-Qaq, defended the IAEA, and stated Britain, France, and Germany opposed interfering in its work.
"We are going to all the time reject any try to compromise IAEA independence," she wrote on Twitter.
Iran stated on Monday efforts to revive the pact may succeed if america took a political determination to fulfill Tehran's remaining calls for, as months of negotiations enter what one Iranian diplomat referred to as a "now or by no means" stage.
The stakes are excessive, as a result of the failure of 10 months of talks may carry the danger of a recent regional battle, extra harsh sanctions on Iran by the West, and continued upward stress on world oil costs already strained by the Ukraine battle.
Iran's International Ministry spokesman has stated the remaining points included the extent to which sanctions could be rolled again and offering ensures that america wouldn't give up the pact once more.
All events concerned within the talks say progress has been made towards the restoration of the pact to curb Tehran's nuclear program in trade for sanctions reduction, which america deserted in 2018. However each Tehran and Washington have stated there are nonetheless some vital variations to beat.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Writing by Michael Georgy and Arshad Mohammed; Modifying by Alex Richardson, Jon Boyle and Rosalba O'Brien)