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Russia re-examines relationship with Iran

As the military situation shifts in Syria, so does Tehran’s once-symbiotic status with Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C), Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX2QTRQ
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (C), Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 28, 2016. — REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

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