Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacked the US in an annual press conference today, accusing Washington of issuing ultimatums and failing to recognise the reality of the emerging multi polar world. Lavrov said the past year had not been easy from a foreign policy perspective as he took questions on Syria, Ukraine, the Korean peninsula and other global issues, in a diplomatic round-up of 2017. <br/><br/>Trump, a long-term critic of the agreement, last week said the US would not reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran for now, but would withdraw this year unless the terms of the deal are changed. The Russian Foreign Minister also said threats coming from Washington in 2017 had seriously aggravated tensions in different parts of the world, including in North Korea.<br/><br/>As Trump prepares to mark a year in power, Lavrov said the actions of the current US administration were in some cases more assertive than under Barack Obama, despite Trump's line during the election campaign.