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The United States warns it will take action against companies and nations working with Iran's drone program after Russia used the imports for deadly kamikaze strikes in Kyiv. "The US will not hesitate to use sanctions or take actions against perpetrators," US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says. SOUNDBITE
Tehran , Apr 13 (EFE) .- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Yavad Zarif warned on Tuesday that sanctions and sabotage, such as the recent one by Natanz, will not benefit the United States in the current negotiations to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal.FOOTAGE FROM THE MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND ZATIF AND FROM THE MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND ROHANISOUNDBITES FROM ZARIFTRANSLATION"It is a destructive measure, surely we will act against that measure. Yesterday we announced part of the decisions of the Islamic Republic on that action and we are reviewing the possibility of imposing sanctions on Europeans who were involved in this illegal act." "The US has no choice but to stop that idea that through sanctions, support for the Zionist regime (Israel) and support for terrorist measures can gain advantages from Iran. thought and, in case he does and tomorrow he lifts the sanctions, we in a logical time verify and then we return to our JCPOA commitments, as the leader (Alí Khameneí) said ".
Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia warns of an "uncontrollable escalation" as the United States presses to extend an arms embargo on Iran or impose UN sanctions that could kill a nuclear deal. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says during his State of the Union address that Ukraine is capable of stopping Putin if the US provides Kyiv the "weapons it needs to defend itself." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issues a dire warning that Ukraine's territorial gains against Russia are at risk without new aid approved by Congress. "Without it, simply put, everything that Ukrainians achieved and that we've helped them achieve will be in jeopardy," Blinken tells a news conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warns European leaders that Russia's Vladimir Putin would exploit any failure to agree to launch his country's EU membership talks. "People in Europe won't see any benefit if Moscow receives a pass from Brussels in the form of negativity towards Ukraine. Putin will surely use this against you personally and against all of Europe," Zelensky tells an EU summit by videolink. SOUNDBITE ++ TEXT 347R2JH