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Russia says US idea of revising Iranian nuclear deal too risky

'Don't try to fix what is not broken', says Russian deputy foreign minister

Reuters February 06, 2017

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. PHOTO: REUTERS

MOSCOW: Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday it would be too risky for the United States to try to reopen a nuclear deal with Iran, the Interfax news agency reported.

Trump imposes new Iran sanctions

"Don't try to fix what is not broken," Ryabkov was quoted as saying in an interview with the agency.

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