Russia and China tough on new sanctions on Iran
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Russia and China have raised objections to nearly every Western proposal for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions except a ban on arms exports, according to a working paper.
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Russia said Wednesday a draft U.N. resolution on Iran's nuclear program does not call for any harsh sanctions, and the Iranian president said new measures would not deter the country's pursuit of nuclear technology.
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China gave Iran crucial backing in its stand-off with the UN's nuclear watchdog, with Beijing saying it opposed US efforts to have the Islamic republic referred to the United Nations Security Council.
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NEW YORK - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia clashed over sanctions against Iran's nuclear program at a meeting of world powers yesterday, participants said.
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MOSCOW - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israeli pressed President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday to support new sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear activities and urged Russia not to sell arms to Iran or Syria.
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The Bush administration expressed  concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range  ballistic missiles and imposed sanctions on Chinese companies  it accused of helping Tehran in those efforts.
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Russia's foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.
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Russia's foreign minister is due to hold  talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on  Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S.  sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.
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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 cast new doubt   on whether the U.N. Security Council can reach a quick   consensus on punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear   program when he called sanctions a "dead end" on Friday.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin today warned strongly against new international sanctions on Iran, saying they would lead to a dead end
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The United States and three European nations moved closer to agreement with Russia and China on another package of sanctions against Iran that is much less harsh than Washington and its allies would have liked
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China wants a two-track approach in trying to resolve the dispute with Iran over its nuclear program Â a revitalized diplomatic initiative along with a new U.N. resolution on sanctions, Beijing's U.N. ambassador said Thursday,
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Russia and China expressed new reservations on Friday about a UN draft resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear fuel work.
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Russia is ready to back  sanctions against Iran aimed at preventing it from building  military nuclear potential, Interfax news agency quoted Foreign  Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday.
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World powers said they would have to overcome key differences on Tuesday to agree on a new sanctions resolution against Iran that aims to ratchet up pressure on Tehran to curb sensitive nuclear work.
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WASHINGTON - 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 US and European officials.