US President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013. © REUTERS/ Kevin Lamarque
Russian And U.S. Leaders Exchange Criticisms On Syria, Iran -- Al Bawaba
Russian officials said that the U.S. is "hindering progress" on settling the Iran nuclear issue while Obama called on Russia to urge Damascus to dispose its chemical weapons on time, calling it Moscow's "responsibility, according to Retuers and Agence France Presse.
Iran and world powers are scheduled to meet on Feb. 18 to discuss how to implement the landmark deal from November that curbs Iran's uranium enrichment activities and eases some Western sanctions. The deal, which took effect in late January, has been controversial among many policymakers in Washington who are calling for "the main superstructure of trade sanctions" to main intact against Iran. Last week, the U.S. Congress announced that companies and individuals would be barred from carrying out Iran-related financial transactions under U.S. jurisdiction.
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Update #1: Russia opposes US unilateral sanctions against Iran -- Press TV (Iran)
Update #2: Russia dismisses U.S. sanctions against Iran as "illegitimate" -- Xinhuanet
My Comment: Both sides are talking .... but no one is listening .... and it shows.
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