Russia is ready to become a mediator in the negotiations between the United States and Iran if the parties are interested, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko told Izvestia. Now the dialogue between Washington and Tehran has reached an impasse and is being conducted only through Qatar and Pakistan. The main problem is the nuclear program: Moscow previously offered to export Iranian enriched uranium to its territory, but the initiative was not supported. At the same time, Tehran has already handed over to the United States a "seven-day plan" that includes the opening of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the removal of restrictions on oil exports and the lifting of asset freezes.