Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, announced on Sunday that Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, will visit Russia and Belarus in the next two to three days, according to Reuters.
The upcoming visit came on the heels of Turkmenistan Summit that brought together Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin alongside other leaders.
Landmark Agreement
In September, Tehran and Moscow signed a $25 billion deal to establish nuclear power plants in Iran.
The deal features the establishment of four nuclear power plants in the Kuhestak district of Sirik region in Hormozgan Province on a 500-hectare plot of land. Each plant will have a capacity of 1,255 megawatts, though no details were provided on the timeline.
Snapback Sanctions
The agreement came in a crucial time as France, Britain and Germany were planning to reimpose so-called snapback sanctions on Tehran.
Moreover, they accused Iran of falling to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers which prevents Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Nuclear Talks
Iran and the US held five rounds of nuclear talks before Israel targeted Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13.
However, these talks faced key stumbling blocks such as uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, a step met with utter rejection by European powers which claimed that Tehran is enriching uranium for unpeaceful purposes.
The imposition of sanctions had critical consequences on Tehran where the economy already struggles with crippling sanctions reimposed since 2018 after the US President Donald Trump withdrew from the pact during his first presidential term.
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