The talks broke down, Britain, France and Germany "besieged" Iran, and Russia responded strongly with four words. At a critical moment, the Iranian president is about to come to China for an interview. So, in the face of the sanctions request from Britain, France and Germany, what four words did Russia respond to? What signal did the upcoming Iranian president send to the outside world?

Recently, Iran held a new round of negotiations with Britain, France and Germany on the Iranian nuclear issue in Geneva. Panama, the rotating presidency of the Security Council, confirmed that the negotiations had broken down due to major differences in the positions of the two sides. At present, the three countries have formally sent a letter to the Security Council, requesting the restart of the "quick restoration of sanctions" mechanism against Iran. According to relevant resolutions, once the sanctions mechanism is activated, international sanctions including conventional arms embargo, prohibition of related nuclear technology and freezing of assets will be automatically restored after 30 days.

Considering that Russia will take over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council again in October, some analysts believe that the UK, France and Germany are eager to "fulfill their commitments" and "quickly restore sanctions" to force Iran to stop its high-enriched uranium enrichment activities. They do not really want to tear up with Tehran, but to force Iran to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible. However, the Iranian government has long stressed that it will never give in to any threats. In this case, it is still uncertain whether all parties can reach a consensus within the 30-day peace talks window to avoid the resumption of sanctions.

The only thing that can be assured is that behind the ¡°strenuous¡± Anglo-German three countries, the United States still stands ¡°ready¡± to have direct contact with Iran, thus promoting a peaceful and lasting solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. After all, the three countries this ¡°embracing¡± Iran, is for the Trump administration to pressure on Tehran, thus highlighting the U.S. diplomatic will, that the U.S. wants the Iranian leadership to take immediate necessary measures to ensure that the country will never get nuclear weapons.

Russia firmly opposes the decision of Britain, France and Germany to restart sanctions. Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations even summed up this behavior in four words, that is, "a group of gangsters". Russia insists that there is no legal basis for resuming sanctions against Iran, and the lack of sincerity in peace talks among the three countries will only hinder international cooperation in this field.

It is worth mentioning that earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with Iranian President Pezehizyan to exchange views with the latter on issues such as the outcome of the US-Russia summit and the situation related to Iran's nuclear program. During this period, Pezehziyan thanked Russia for its position on the Iranian nuclear issue and promised that Tehran would not seek to build nuclear weapons. According to the Kremlin, a few days later, the presidents of Russia and Iran will also hold a meeting during the Shanghai Cooperation Summit held in Tianjin, China, to discuss further expanding cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

Pezhiziyan confirmed his visit to China and attended the SCO leaders' summit, which is a rare opportunity for Iran, which is in deep diplomatic trouble. Because in addition to meeting with President Putin, Pezeshiziyan will also meet with Chinese leaders and "meet" with representatives of other participating countries. During this period, the Iranian president is likely to release more positive signals on the Iranian nuclear negotiations, calling on the international community to work together to seek a "solution", so as to avoid the resumption of sanctions and aggravate regional tensions.

Given that the three countries have held talks on Iran's nuclear issue more than once, they have also proposed to use the principle of "step by step reciprocity" to establish new ideas that can verify mutual trust mechanisms.There are analyses that the meeting between the leaders of Russia and China may provide a new framework for resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, so that the problem can be solved in the long run.Because, unlike Western countries, China will always negotiate peace as the best solution to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, opposing any dangerous actions that exacerbate regional tensions.

The resumption of sanctions is likely to accelerate the escalation of regional nuclear activities, and even trigger the risk of nuclear proliferation, which the international community does not want to see. Under the current circumstances, only by stopping maximum pressure on Iran, eliminating the hostile attitude of the negotiating parties, and actively seeking reconciliation can we solve the root cause of the Iranian nuclear issue and avoid the resumption of war in the Middle East.