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Putin offers Trump Iran help

As Iran weighs the US proposal for a nuclear deal, Presidents Trump and Putin are discussing whether Russia could play a role in facilitating future negotiations between the two adversaries.

US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

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As Iran weighs the US proposal for a nuclear deal, Presidents Trump and Putin are discussing whether Russia could play a role in facilitating future negotiations between the two adversaries. 

In today’s newsletter, we’ll dive into Russia’s history with Iran’s nuclear program and why the country appears eager to be involved once more. (Hint: Moscow’s calculus probably involves Ukraine.) 

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