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Russia is ready to take in Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a future peace deal with the United States, the Kremlin said Monday, adding that the proposal had already been put forward by President Vladimir Putin in contacts with both the U.S. and regional states.
The Kremlin said the offer remains on the table but has not been acted upon.
“This proposal was voiced by President Putin in contacts with both the United States and regional states. The offer still stands but has not been acted upon,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday in response to a question by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The statement came after failed talks between Iran and the U.S. over the weekend dashed hopes for a quick agreement to permanently end the war that has killed thousands and shaken the global economy since it began in late February.
Russia, which possesses the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, has repeatedly offered to host Iran’s enriched uranium as part of any future peace deal.
On Monday, the Kremlin said that the position had not changed and that the proposal remained available despite the collapse of recent talks.
Peskov’s comments indicated that Moscow still sees the transfer of Iran’s enriched uranium as a possible part of a negotiated settlement involving Tehran and Washington.
The Kremlin comments followed failed talks over the weekend between Iran and the U.S.
According to the report, the breakdown in those talks ended hopes of a swift deal to permanently stop the war, which has killed thousands and thrown the global economy into turmoil since late February.
Russia’s renewed offer came against that backdrop, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict remained stalled.
The Kremlin also criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway that has been at a standstill since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran in late February.
Peskov said such a move would continue to weigh on markets.
“Such actions will likely continue to negatively impact the international market,” Peskov said.
According to the Kremlin, Putin raised the uranium proposal in contacts not only with the U.S. but also with regional states.
The Kremlin did not say whether there had been any new movement on the proposal, only that it had not yet been acted upon.
Its comments left open Russia’s offer to play a role in any future deal, even as recent diplomacy between Iran and the U.S. failed to produce a breakthrough.
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