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US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP)

Russian Official: New US Sanctions Push Ties to Unchartered Territory

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2017 | World

The US House of Representatives approved tough new sanctions on Russia, a move which Moscow said could seriously hamper improving strained ties between the two sides. Russia’s deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday that the sanctions push ties...

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Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif (L), the EU’s Catherine Ashton (2-L), Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Bin Alawi (2-R), and US Secretary of State, John Kerry in Muscat, Oman, before the start of their meeting on the Iranian nuclear file, on November 9, 2014. (EPA/Hamid Al-Qasmi)

Russia sees chance of deal at nuclear talks with Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2014 | Middle East

Moscow and Muscat, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Russian diplomat expressed optimism on Wednesday that a deal could be reached this month between world powers and Tehran on curbing Iran’s nuclear program despite “deep gaps” on some issues. Deputy...