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Russia Won't Block U.S. on Iran IAEA Vote

(Washington Post) Dafna Linzer - The Bush administration has secured a guarantee from Russia that it will not block U.S. efforts to take Tehran's nuclear case to the UN Security Council, American and European officials said Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov told Secretary of State Rice Tuesday that Russia would abstain rather than vote against U.S. efforts to move the issue from the International Atomic Energy Agency to the Security Council. Russia's pledge was good only for the vote inside the IAEA, and U.S. officials remain uncertain as to how Moscow would vote in the Security Council. (Washington Post)
2006-01-09 00:00:00
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