According to reports, Putin urged Iran to reach a "zero enrichment" nuclear protocol with the United States.

Jin10 data, July 12 – According to a report by AXIOS, sources say that Russian President Putin told Trump and Iranian officials that he supports the idea of Iran's zero enrichment nuclear protocol and urged Iran to reach a "zero enrichment" nuclear protocol with the United States. He encouraged Iran to work towards this direction to make negotiations with the U.S. more favorable. However, a European official with direct knowledge of the matter stated that Iran has said they will not consider this. For many years, Russia has been Iran's main diplomatic supporter on nuclear issues. However, while Moscow publicly supports Iran's right to enrich uranium, Putin has privately taken a tougher stance following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. During and after the 12-day war, Iran expressed disappointment that Russia did not provide them with any significant support beyond media statements. The Russian side has made it clear in both public and private settings that they would be willing to remove Iran's highly enriched uranium if an agreement is reached.