‘Should all be worried’: Alarm raised over terrifying Russia, Iran and China alliance

But there are also concerns that Iran will become a nuclear power, which is why the 2015 nuclear deal was struck, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in which it was agreed that Western sanctions on Iran would be lifted in return for significant restrictions being imposed on its nuclear programme. 

However, former US President Donald Trump tore up the deal in 2018, arguing that “the United States no longer makes empty threats.”. Now, world leaders are scrambling to revive a deal to limit the prospect of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.

But according to US intelligence officials, Iran is scrambling for Russian assistance in a bid to bolster its nuclear weapons programme in the event that a new deal fails to materialise. 

Mr Nagel told Express.co.uk: “Russia owes Iran because Iran is sending them suicide drones and maybe in the future ballistic missiles and other weapons. I don’t think Russia would send Iran nuclear technology or systems, but all the weapons, I don’t see why they would not send them.

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1692242/russia-iran-china-2015-nuclear-deal-ukraine