Moscow: (RightNow) Russia has rejected the US demand to distance itself from Iran. Russian officials have clarified that they will strengthen their ties with Iran.

According to a British broadcasting agency, Russia ignored the demand made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bassett. The US official had urged other countries to cease support for Iran.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia has partners and friends. We will maintain friendly relations with them.

The significance of this move is that the US is imposing extraordinary sanctions on Iran. Despite this, Russia has decided to maintain its relationship with Iran.

It is noteworthy that the US had imposed sanctions on Iran and appealed to other countries to distance themselves from Iran. Russia has shown a strong reaction to this stance.