Russia’s help sought on nuclear issue

Iran wants Russia to help mediate the standoff with the United Nations Security Council over Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian state radio said.

The radio said Iran was looking to Russia for “new proposals, such as enrichment of uranium on Russian soil,” and expects Russia to “take a close stance with the international community” to help Iran resolve the nuclear standoff.

The Kremlin proposed last year that Iran move its uranium enrichment work to Russian territory, where it could be better monitored to alleviate international concerns that Tehran is trying to build nuclear warheads.