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that the situation has completely frozen, and that it has reached a dead end," Mikhail Ulyanov said in remarks to Russia 24, according to Al
Alam.Ulyanov added, "Maybe, we now need to try to revive the talks in some way, all this is not easy, of course, because after the adoption
of the resolution, the Iranians will take an extra pause, I think."The Russian diplomat pointed to the need to work on reviving the
negotiation process, noting: "There are still opportunities, and at the same time, the IAEA secretariat and Iran should be encouraged to
continue dialogue on the so-called outstanding issues."On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
adopted a resolution on what it called Iran's insufficient cooperation with the international organization, claiming that Tehran had not
provided sufficient explanations regarding the finding of traces of nuclear materials at three undeclared sites
facilities, stressing that these cameras are not part of Tehran's commitment to the Safeguards agreement recently signed with the
agency.Iran said the shutdown of IAEA cameras is the first step and if the West continues its nonconstructive measures, it will take other
retaliatory measures.Iran first turned off nearly 20% of IAEA surveillance cameras that operated beyond the Safeguards agreement between
Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog
Then it announced the start of installing more advanced centrifuges.Over the last few days, the West issued a barrage of strongly-worded
statements criticizing Iran for its nuclear work in what appeared to be a concerted effort aimed at pocketing new concessions from
Iran.President Ebrahim Raisi underscored on Thursday that Iran would not budge from its stance in the wake of the adoption of the resolution
against Tehran's nuclear program.Raisi made the statements during a visit to Shahr-e Kord, the capital of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Province, a day after the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors passed the anti-Iran resolution submitted by the U.S., Germany, France, and
the United Kingdom."How many times do you want to test the Iranian nation and not listen to the words of the country's officials? Do you
