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Article: Iran, United States & Russia: Bush administration defending US-Russia nuclear deal.
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- June 13, 2008
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Byline: shiv03
A Bush administration official was seeking to convince skeptical lawmakers that a US-Russian agreement on civilian nuclear power would not undermine efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear program. Although announcement of the deal last month provoked swift criticism from lawmakers, it remains unclear whether opponents have sufficient votes to block it.
The administration views the agreement as an important breakthrough in cooperation reached at a time of rising tension between Washington and Moscow over issues including missile defense, NATO expansion and differences on Iran. It would give the United States access to state-of-the-art Russian ...