MNA � Iran�s Foreign Minister Zarif said Sat. that his meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov focused on joint countermeasures to Washington�s undermining moves against the nuclear deal.


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks to reporters on Sat. evening after a trilateral meeting with Russia�s Lavrov and Turkey�s �avu?o?lu�during his short stay in Moscow, adding that necessary coordination has been made in regard to Iran and Russia�s joint countermeasures to Trump�s anti-JCPOA moves.

The meeting was held against the backdrop of the looming May 12 deadline when US President Trump will decide whether to extend waivers of economic sanctions on Iran, a US commitment under the nuclear agreement. Trump has been aggressively railing against the JCPOA, and during his recent press conference with French President Macron, he threatened Tehran with �bigger problems than they ever had before� should it resume its nuclear program if Washington decided to withdraw from the deal.

Zarif then pointed to the trilateral meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, adding �the meeting was held to consolidate the fact the Astana talks have been the only process that could achieve relative success in settling the Syrian crisis.�

He also noted that development of economic cooperation was discussed with the Russian and Turkish side.

�It was a very short and intensive trip, but we managed to make a lot of progress about the Syrian situation, as well as bilateral and multilateral relations,� Zarif added.