"Western media continue to nakedly display their true nature; they are tools in the hands of political elites, intelligence agencies, and so-called 'deep state,' willing to use any means, including direct provocation and manufacturing fake news."

On July 13 local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry posted the above statement on social media "Telegram," stating that a report published by the U.S. politics news website Axios the day before, titled "Exclusive: Putin Calls on Iran to Accept U.S. 'Zero Uranium Enrichment' Agreement," was "clearly another dirty politicization campaign" aimed at intensifying tensions around Iran's nuclear program.

On the 12th, Axios cited so-called anonymous sources in its report, saying that although Russia publicly supports Iran's right to uranium enrichment, President Putin and other Russian officials have repeatedly urged Iran to accept the "zero uranium enrichment" plan.

The report stated that Putin reiterated this position during his calls with U.S. President Trump and French President Macron last week, and Iran expressed deep disappointment with Russia's support, which remained only in statements.

Russian Foreign Ministry labels the U.S. media report as "fake news." Russian Foreign Ministry Telegram account

In response to the report, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Axios, headquartered in Arlington, across the Potomac River from Washington, adjacent to the Pentagon, CIA headquarters, and numerous think tanks, has recently become a "sewage pool" for spreading targeted false information.

The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that Russia's position regarding the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran is well known, and Russia has repeatedly emphasized that the Iranian nuclear issue must be resolved through political and diplomatic means, and is willing to assist in seeking solutions acceptable to all parties.

Last month, U.S. airstrikes hit three Iranian nuclear facilities. U.S. media speculated that Iran had moved some highly enriched uranium before the U.S. operation, which Trump denied. IAEA Director General Grossi said that it is a consensus that Iran's nuclear program has been "severely damaged," but its uranium processing, conversion, and enrichment capabilities remain partially intact.

At the beginning of this month, Axios reported that if the U.S. and Iran resume nuclear talks, the key issues would be Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium and future uranium enrichment activities.

On July 7, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia has the technology to make uranium depleted and is willing to provide services in this area to Iran. Russia could transport the remaining highly enriched uranium from Iran and process it in Russian companies, then supply it back to Iran's nuclear power plants as energy-grade enriched uranium.

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