MojNews_ As Western tensions with Russia over Ukraine continue, the State Department announced that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had consulted with his British counterpart Liz Terrace on the ongoing negotiations with Iran in Vienna.

State Department spokeswoman Ned Price issued a statement announcing that Joe Biden's secretary of state Anthony Blinken had made a telephone call to British Foreign Secretary Liz Terrace last night. According to the statement, they exchanged views on Iran and the Vienna talks.

The State Department spokesman's statement on the consultations between senior diplomats in Washington and London focused on recent Western tensions with Russia over Ukraine and their accusation that Moscow was preparing Russia to attack Ukraine.

The statement said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with British Foreign Secretary Liz Terrace "about common and common concerns that Russia may consider further military aggression against Ukraine in the coming days."

According to Washington, the US Secretary of State, in a conversation with his British counterpart, "stressed the importance of working with NATO allies and European partners in the region to impose rapid and severe costs on Russia in response to any further Russian military aggression against Ukraine."

According to a State Department statement, Anthony Blinken and Liz Terrace "also argued that international efforts should be followed by meaningful dialogue with Russia on mutual security concerns that could lead to a diplomatic solution."

"Secretary of State Blinken has reiterated that any decision the United States makes in Europe will be in consultation with our allies and partners," State Department spokeswoman Ned Price said in a statement.

The final section of the statement refers to the US and British foreign ministers' consultation on the Vienna talks on the lifting of illegal sanctions against Iran; The talks are being pursued directly by senior diplomats in Tehran and the P4 + 1, and the US representative is directly and indirectly involved in the talks.