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Russia blasts Europe's Iran sanctions move

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after a meeting on the sidelines of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing on July 15, 2025. [AFP]

Russia on Friday warned that the reimposition of sanctions against Iran risked "irreparable consequences", after Britain, France and Germany moved to reintroduce curbs over Tehran's failure to comply with the 2015 nuclear deal.

"We strongly urge them to reconsider and review their erroneous decisions before they lead to irreparable consequences and further tragedy," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

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