Amidst the ongoing international concerns over the nuclear ambition of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the leadership of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Russian Federation claimed that the American Government turned down a Russian proposal to resolve a core point of contention in the ongoing Iran war by taking possession of Tehran’s entire stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
According to a report made by Anadolu English on Thursday, 16 April, 2026, Dmitry Peskov the Spokesperson of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin told India Today that Russian President Vladimir Putin had put forward the proposal some time ago as a potential off-ramp to hostilities, describing the offer as a very good solution that would have removed the most explosive element from the standoff: approximately 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity, but the American side ultimately rejected the offer.
Peskov also challenge the moral and legal justification for the Iran’s war itself, noting that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog never found credible evidence that Iran was actively building a nuclear weapon, further arguing that allegation had been cynically deployed as a pretext for aggression by the President Trump’s administration, and its allies.
When Dimitry Peskov was asked directly whether Russia was providing military intelligence or logistical support to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the leadership of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as it battles US and Israeli forces, he denied any Kremlin involvement, saying “Russia is not taking part in this. It is not our war.”
The Russian Spokesman, Peskov also addressed a range of global flashpoints, downplaying expectations following Viktor Orban’s electoral defeat, insisting the former Hungarian Premier, Orban had never been a Russian ally only a leader willing to maintain dialogue, and expressed uncertainty about whether successor Peter Magyar would follow suit.
He also warned that the Russian Federation under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin would not like to see any country invading Cuba, calling such an act not acceptable.