Moscow, July 02 (QNA) - Russia is opposed to sanctions against Iran over the recent crackdown on protest rallies following the disputed presidential election, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "We believe that sanctions against Iran over its internal problems would be illegal and counterproductive. They could provoke unwelcome developments in the situation in Iran and the region," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko told reporters. He said Moscow was interested in an early normalization of the situation in Iran through legal means. (QNA)