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Russian, Iranian FMs Support Restoring Nuclear Deal to Original Form

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers a speech in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers a speech in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
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Russian, Iranian FMs Support Restoring Nuclear Deal to Original Form

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers a speech in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers a speech in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian both expressed support for restoring a 2015 nuclear deal to its original form, the RIA news agency reported on Saturday, citing Russia's foreign ministry.

Under the 2015 deal between Iran and six world powers, Tehran curbed its uranium enrichment program in return for the lifting of US, UN and European Union sanctions.

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday Iran would not back down "in any way" in the defense of its interests, after the sides announced that nuclear talks would resume on Nov. 29.

Raisi, under personal US sanctions over human rights abuses in his past as a judge, said Iran seeks the "lifting of all US sanctions and neutralization of sanctions", sounding an uncompromising tone ahead of the Vienna discussions.

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Tourist Boats Capsize in Sudden Storm in China, 9 Dead and 1 Missing

This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows rescuers carrying out search and rescue operation at the site showing two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Liu Xu/Xinhua via AP)
This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows rescuers carrying out search and rescue operation at the site showing two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Liu Xu/Xinhua via AP)
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Tourist Boats Capsize in Sudden Storm in China, 9 Dead and 1 Missing

This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows rescuers carrying out search and rescue operation at the site showing two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Liu Xu/Xinhua via AP)
This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows rescuers carrying out search and rescue operation at the site showing two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Liu Xu/Xinhua via AP)

Four boats capsized in a sudden storm on a river in southwestern China, leaving nine dead and one missing, state media said Monday.
More than 80 people fell into the Wu River when strong winds hit the scenic area in Guizhou province on Sunday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Initial reports said two tourist boats had capsized, but CCTV and the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday that four boats were involved. It wasn't clear if any of the victims were on the other two boats, The Associated Press reported.
The boats capsized after a sudden rain and hail storm hit the Wu, a tributary of the Yangtze, China's longest river. In one video shared by state media, a man could be seen performing CPR on another person, while one of the vessels drifted upside down.
Guizhou’s mountains and rivers are a major tourism draw, and many Chinese are traveling during a five-day national holiday that ends Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts” to find the missing and care for the injured, Xinhua said on Sunday.
Xi's administration has pushed to reduce the death toll in China's transportation sector, but overloading, poorly maintained vehicles and a lack of safety equipment have frustrated those efforts, particularly during major holidays.
CCTV said two of the capsized boats each had about 40 people on board and were not overloaded.
An eyewitness told state-owned Beijing News that the waters were deep but some people had managed to swim to safety. However, the storm had come suddenly and a thick mist obscured the surface of the river.