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// DOSSIER — russia-rejects-pressuring-iran-blames-us-conflict-sanctions
Russia Rejects Pressuring Iran, Blames US for Conflict and Sanctions Threats
REL_TIME: 23 Aug 2026 03:42Z · LANG: EN
On August 20, 2026, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stated that Moscow is not pressuring Iran to resume negotiations with the United States, emphasizing that Iran is a sovereign nation that makes its own decisions. Nebenzya blamed the US for reckless and unprovoked aggression against Iran, arguing that Washington, not Tehran, withdrew from past mediated agreements. He also dismissed US President Donald Trump's threats of economic isolation against countries dealing with Iran, asserting that Russia's economy is adapted to sanctions, and questioned the international legality of Trump's proposal to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.
// Background
The statements come amid an ongoing conflict between the US and Iran, marked by US withdrawal from previous mediated agreements and a renewed campaign by US President Donald Trump to economically isolate Iran and its trading partners, alongside controversial territorial proposals regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
// Key Developments
- Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya stated Russia does not pressure sovereign nations like Iran to resume negotiations.
- Nebenzya blamed the US for reckless and unprovoked aggression against Iran, exonerating Tehran from the conflict's outbreak.
- Russia dismissed US President Donald Trump's threats of economic sanctions, asserting the Russian economy has adapted to Western pressure.
- Nebenzya questioned the international legality of Trump's proposal to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.
// Timeline
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Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya holds a press conference in New York, addressing Russia-Iran relations, US sanctions, and Donald Trump's territorial claims.
// Perspectives
[Russia (via Vasily Nebenzya)]
Views Iran as a sovereign state that should not be pressured; blames US aggression for the conflict and rejects US economic threats and territorial claims over the Strait of Hormuz.
[United States (via Donald Trump's administration)]
Seeking to isolate Iran's economy, penalize its trade partners, and proposing to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.
// Quotes
“Russia, as a matter of principle, does not put any pressure on anybody, be it Iran or any other country. Iran is a sovereign nation; they decide for themselves.”
“I don't think that it is Iran that withdrew from fulfilling the agreements that were reached between the U.S. and Iran with the help of the mediators,”
“We’ve seen so many sanctions and pledges to isolate the Russian economy that we do not pay too much attention to it,”
