MOSCOW -- Further sanctions against Iran remain an option if international talks on its nuclear program do not progress, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in comments released by the Kremlin Saturday.

In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel ahead of his visit Monday to Berlin, Medvedev said Tehran's nuclear ambitions could be realized only within the framework of a peaceful nuclear use program, according to the interview scripts published on the Kremlin website. (Russia-Iran)