“There are all options on the table to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon,” he said in an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, noting that the US still considers diplomacy the most effective way to combat “Iranian nuclear program.”
Blinken stressed that Washington continues to look for ways to "suppress Iran's harmful activities."
On December 20, the United States authorities said that Tehran "killed the possibility of a quick mutual return" of the United States and Iran to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani said that the transfer of weapons by Iran is not prohibited by UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
Vladimir Yermakov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's non-proliferation and arms control department, said there was no evidence of Iran's intention to develop nuclear weapons.