Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia sees “threats and pledges” in the US-Iran talks, but no facts, Al Jazeera reports citing Russia’s TASS news agency.

“And we see Iran’s position, which quite rightly argues that they have already found themselves trapped by false promises, including that very Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” he says, referring to the 2015 agreement under former US president Barack Obama limiting Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.

Lavrov adds that Russia is analysing developments around possible new talks in Pakistan, knowing “the situation can make an about-face 10 times within 24 hours”.

“If the current efforts of the Iranian and American negotiators, which we support, result in something like the 2015 agreement, I think it would be a great success,” he says.