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    Putin on landmark Iran visit despite 'death plot'
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    "Believe me, we can and we must show patience," Putin said. "Scaring the Iranian leadership and the Iranian people is pointless." The West, led by the United States, fears Tehran is covertly building nuclear weapons -- a charge Iran denies -- while Putin said recently he sees no evidence of a threat. Full Article at Agence France-Presse
    Scaring the Iranian leadership and the Iranian people is pointless.
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 26 months ago
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Putin on landmark Iran visit despite 'death plot'
  1. Believe me, we can and we must show patience
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 26 months ago
  2. If I listened to what the security services said, I would never leave my home.
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 26 months ago
  3. Your presence is an indication of the unity, friendship and good neighbourly relations of the countries of the region
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 26 months ago
  4. Of course I am going to Iran
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 26 months ago

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