Blinken says Russia has self-interest in preventing nuclear-armed Iran

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in Riga, Latvia March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

TALLINN (Reuters) - Russia has a self-interest in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear arms, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Estonia on Tuesday.

"We continue to work to see if we can come back to mutual compliance with Iran on the deal. Russia continues to be engaged in those efforts and it has its own interest in ensuring that Iran is not able to acquire a nuclear weapon," Blinken said.