Iran’s Rouhani wants more talks with Russia about U.S. nuclear deal exit

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QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday he wanted more talks with Russia about what he called the “illegal” U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018. Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Pool via Reuters

Trump said last month Washington was withdrawing from what he called “a horrible one-sided deal” and would reimpose U.S. economic sanctions on Iran.

Rouhani, speaking at a summit of the Chinese and Russian-led security bloc the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Qingdao, said that Russia’s role in implementing the nuclear deal had been “important and constructive.”

Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; Writing by Andrey Ostroukh; Editing by Andrew Osborn



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