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Since the Ukraine war, Russia has strengthened political, trade, and military ties with Iran, worrying US and Israel

Raises doubts about whether a deal can be sealed by year-end

EU chief Brexit negotiator says a ‘no-deal’ now more likely than agreement on a trade pact

Rouhani, cabinet strongly come out to defense of prospective deal, criticised by some as 'secretive'

As US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tries to shepherd a deal between the two political camps

Rouhani dismisses idea, criticises Trump for always breaking promises

After Tehran said it would end curbs on its uranium enrichment stockpile unless other helped it bypass US sanctions

Joining 10 Southeast Asian nations already in the pact

The details of the provisional agreement have not been made public by either side