The Kremlin declined to comment on whether Russia would accept Iran's stocks of enriched uranium as part of a potential nuclear deal with the United States. Tehran is expected to reject a U.S. proposal to transfer its enriched uranium to a third country. Russian officials have previously stated that Iran has the right to peaceful nuclear energy and that military force against it would be illegal and unacceptable. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is set to visit Russia this week for talks ahead of a second round of negotiations with the U.S. to resolve the nuclear stand-off.