Mikhail Ulyanov said U.S. demands that Iran dismantle its nuclear program and halt enrichment breach the Non-Proliferation Treaty, arguing non-nuclear states may keep peaceful programs under IAEA safeguards.
The criticism followed reports that Donald Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu he would not sign any deal with Tehran unless strict limits were imposed on Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
Iran has repeatedly rejected those terms, insisting its uranium enrichment is a treaty right and refusing proposals to export its enriched uranium stockpiles.
Ulyanov also pointed to delayed U.S. release of frozen Iranian assets and called the bilateral talks highly unusual, underscoring the friction clouding any renewed nuclear deal.
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