Russia warns U.S. against striking Iran
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Russia's foreign minister warned Washington not to use force against Iran and criticized what he described as the United States' unilateral approach to other global crises in an interview published Wednesday.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that relations with the United States "inspire alarm," Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacks Iran for its stance on its nuclear and rocket ambitions.
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The United States and its European allies are preparing to impose their own broad military and economic sanctions against Iran if Russia and China balk at voting for a tough new resolution at the United Nations, according to U.S. and European officials.
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Russia's foreign minister warns Moscow will stand firm on "red line" issues like missile defence and Kosovo.
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Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.S. missile defense system, a top Russian general warned yesterday.Comment
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday scoffed at Washington's claims that possible deployment of U.S. missile defense sites in central Europe was intended to counter threats posed by Iran and said that Russia would take countermeasures.
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The United States slapped new sanctions on Iran and accused its Revolutionary Guard of spreading weapons of mass destruction on Thursday but Russian President Vladimir Putin said such moves only forced Tehran into a corner over its nuclear program.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe.
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Russia signaled Thursday that it would support a proposal to hold off imposing U.N. sanctions on Iran if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s  warning that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if the United  States pursued its plan for a missile defense shield near  Russia&#39;s borders is &quot;not helpful,&quot; a senior U.S. official said  on Monday.
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TEHRAN (International Herald Tribune) - President Vladimir Putin of Russia told a meeting of five Caspian Sea nations in Iran on Tuesday that any use of military force in the region was unacceptable and in a declaration the countries agreed that none of them would allow their territories to be used as a base for launching military strikes against any of the others. Putin's comments and the declaration came at a time when France and the United States have refused to rule out military action to halt Iran's nuclear energy program, which they believe masks a desire to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is solely for peaceful purposes.
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Iran poses no threat to Russia, top diplomats and military officials said Thursday as Moscow pressed its argument for the United States to abandon plans for a missile defense system in Europe.
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MOSCOW -- Iran's ambassador to Russia accused Washington of waging a "psychological war" against his country and warned that a foreign attack would end in shame for the invaders. Ambassador Gholamreza Shafei said all Iranian people would defend their country if it came under attack. "If any country commits a foolish act and attacks our industrial facilities, built by Iranian ...
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Moscow is engaged in its own strategic competition with the U.S., which may guide its response to the Iran nuclear standoff
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the U.S. that Iran would respond to any aggression by striking back worldwide.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Thursday that his country opposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program ahead of a meeting of major powers in London this week.