In an interview with Izvestia, Dedov said Moscow and Tehran will continue to actively cooperate in key areas, despite the termination of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and Western attempts to restore sanctions against Iran.

He stressed that all joint initiatives of the two countries are "at the stage of active implementation."

According to the ambassador, the end of the ten-year term of resolution 2231, which approved the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, means the termination of all restrictions stipulated by it. The diplomat noted that the information posted on the UN website about the "restoration of long-standing sanctions resolutions" is unreliable.

“All existing joint projects, primarily in the nuclear, energy and transport sectors, are at the stage of active implementation. I am confident that we will continue to work with our Iranian friends in the same partnership manner," the ambassador said.

Moscow believes that the steps taken by European countries with the support of the United States are completely untenable in legal and procedural terms and cannot impose any obligations on members of the international community.

The diplomat added that Russian-Iranian cooperation will be built in strict accordance with national legislation, international obligations and the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement that entered into force on October 2.

"From now on, control over the Iranian nuclear program is carried out exclusively within the framework of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement between Iran and the IAEA," said Alexey Dedov.

The UN Security Council rejected a draft resolution proposed by Russia and China on a six-month extension of the JCPOA, which, according to Moscow, could help resume negotiations and avoid unilateral steps.

Dedov further pointed to consultations between Moscow and Tehran on regional issues, saying the parties also hold regular consultations on Syria and hold similar views on ways to resolve the conflict.

“Our countries hold regular consultations on Syria. The fundamental approaches to the Syrian settlement coincide. Both Russia and Iran, guided solely by the interests of the Syrian people, have consistently supported the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of the Syrian Arab Republic, launching the process of post-conflict reconstruction and solving economic problems," the diplomat stressed.

“Together with our Iranian friends, we believe that all the pressing internal problems of Syria should be solved by the Syrians themselves through an inclusive dialogue involving all political, religious and ethnic groups,” he added.

According to the ambassador, it is necessary to consolidate international efforts to support the new Syrian authorities in overcoming the numerous challenges they face.