Russia: Anti-Iran sanctions hits dead-end

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Friday one again warned Western countries on imposing anti-Iran sanctions. Talking to Echo Moscow radio station, Ryabkov said imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran had reached a 'dead-end.' He said escalation of anti-Iran pressure "gets nowhere", adding that negotiation was the only opportunity to settle Iran's nuclear issue. Ryabkov underlined that the negotiations of the 5+1 group (US, UK, China, Russia, France and Germany) were fruitless, "because some members of this group have no clear understanding about the point that nobody would tolerate sanctions".