“Iran is not interested in this deal, and therefore we have focused on other issues.

Right now, we are in a position to turn the tide by trying to contain and disrupt arms supplies to Russia,” he told Bloomberg.

According to the diplomat, the United States thought about the advisability of negotiations on the resumption of the nuclear deal, given the lack of interest in it from Tehran.

“Iran returns to the negotiating table with unacceptable demands?

For now, we're not going to focus on the nuclear deal because we can't afford to roll back and be played," Mulley added.

Deputy head of the Pentagon for political affairs Colin Kahl earlier noted that the issue of restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program has lost its relevance in the short term.