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Foreign Minister Lavrov says Russia will accept any Iranian decision on enriched uranium reached in US talks

Sergei Lavrov said Russia would accept any decision made by Iran on enriched uranium amid United States–Iran talks, stressing Iran’s right to use enriched uranium for peaceful purposes during remarks in Beijing following a meeting with Xi Jinping.

Reuters

April 15, 2026

Foreign Minister Lavrov says Russia will accept any Iranian decision on enriched uranium reached in US talks

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the General Assembly of the Russian International Affairs Council in Moscow, Russia, March 31, 2026.

Alexander Zemlianichenko/Reuters

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on U.S.-Iran talks, said on Wednesday (April 15) that Russia would accept any decision made by Iran on enriched uranium.


Lavrov said that Iran, like any other country, has the right to use enriched uranium for peaceful purposes.


Lavrov made his remarks in Beijing where he earlier met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

-Reuters

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