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Russia says ‘a pity’ U.S. casts doubt on Iran nuclear deal

By Reuters
12 August 2017   |   6:00 am
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday it is a pity that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was casting doubt on the 2015 deal to curtail Iran's nuclear weapons program.

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