US-Iran talks are welcome, but results matter — Medvedev
/ Go to the mediabankRussian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev participates in the funeral ceremony for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran, July 3, 2026
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The Memorandum of Understanding provides the framework for negotiations, but a final agreement will be “extremely difficult” to achieve, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, stated.Other key statements by Dmitry Medvedev:• Not everyone in the US is willing to lift sanctions on Iran, making the process of allocating restoration funds more complicated• The Strait of Hormuz has become one of Iran’s strongest strategic levers, while the Bab el-Mandeb Strait remains a reserved “thermonuclear weapon.”• Russia has previously offered to resolve the issue of Iran’s nuclear program through peaceful means.• Russian President Vladimir Putin’s condolences on the death of Khamenei have been conveyed to Iran’s president.• Iran and Russia are set to oppose sanctions imposed by the US and the EU, as they are not based on the UN Charter and are therefore illegal.
