# NATO chief has no idea of Iran’s nuclear program, Russian diplomat says

https://mins.news/en/item/81219

- TASS, 2026-10-01 01:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2195363

> Russia’s Permanent Representative to Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte appears to know nothing about Iran’s nuclear program. Ulyanov called Western professionalism “a real disaster” and criticized Rutte’s claim that Europe failed to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability.

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