Nuclear Weapons

“Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhya NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Fire has already broke out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone! (sic)," Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted.

Senior officials of leading NATO members issued "aggressive statements" against Russia, Putin on Sunday said at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov. Putin said Western countries are imposing "illegitimate sanctions" against Russia's economy, Xinhua news agency reported.

Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Thursday made the remarks in a phone conversation with his British counterpart Liz Truss, noting that for a swift and sustainable agreement, the US and E3 group of France, Britain and Germany have to remove the sanctions on Tehran, according to the Foreign Ministry's website.

The Vienna talks have reached a critical stage, and "still a few but very important issues remain in our talks" aimed at removing US sanctions and restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, said Abdollahian on Wednesday in a joint press conference with his visiting Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi.

Referring to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers, Bennett told his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the talks are advancing quickly... We may see an agreement shortly", reports Xinhua news agency. But "the new apparent agreement is shorter and weaker than the previous one," he said. The Israeli leader warned that the lift of sanctions against Iran will provide the country with more money to build weapons.

Amir Abdollahian made the remarks during a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on Saturday on the sidelines of the ongoing 58th Munich Security Conference here, reports Xinhua news agency. "Tehran's definite choice is to respect national interests and not to cross the logical and legitimate red lines of Iran," Abdollahian said. The Western parties to the deal must make their final decision on whether to end their current "economic terrorism and inaction", he added.