Russia's Medvedev raps EU, US sanctions against Iran
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has criticised the unilateral US and EU sanctions on Iran that go beyond those approved by the UN Security Council.
He said Russia "did not agree" to any separate sanctions when it backed a joint UN resolution last week.
Meanwhile, Pentagon chief Robert Gates said US intelligence showed that Iran could be able to attack Europe with "scores" of missiles by 2020.
He added that Russia seemed to have a "schizophrenic" approach to Iran.
Moscow viewed Iran as a threat, but still pursued commercial ties with it, he told a US senate hearing in Washington.
Western powers suspect Iran is seeking nuclear weapons - which Tehran denies.
'Collective action'In an interview that ran on Thursday, the Russian leader criticised the EU and US for acting unilaterally.
"We didn't agree to this when we discussed the joint resolution at the UN," Mr Medvedev told the Wall Street Journal.
Russia this month agreed to back a fourth round of UN sanctions against Tehran, following months of US-led diplomacy.
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