Putin warns US against unilateral sanctions on Iran

<p style="text-align: left;">Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the United States&amp;rsquo; move to impose &amp;ldquo;unilateral&amp;rdquo; sanctions against Iran will result in &amp;ldquo;harmful&amp;rdquo; consequences.

Putin made the remarks while addressing a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday, making it clear that he did not agree with the decision.

The Russian president warned of his US counterpart Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to withdraw from a multilateral nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The deal was signed between Iran and major powers in 2015.

Putin further emphasized that &ldquo;unilateral&rdquo; steps taken by countries like the United States led to a &ldquo;dead-end and were always counterproductive.&rdquo;

Trump announced on May 8 that Washington was walking away from the nuclear agreement which was reached between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US, Britain, France, Russia and China – plus Germany.

Iran has said it would remain in the JCPOA for now, pending negotiations with the other signatories in the coming weeks before making a final decision on its future role in the agreement. Tehran wants the Europeans to give it clear-cut guarantees about fulfilling their obligations if it remains in the accord.

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