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Russia consolidating its position in Iraq amid anti-Iran sanctions

Russian and Iraqi officials convened in Baghdad for another bilateral commission session to discuss energy and security cooperation amid US anti-Iran sanctions.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov has just held high-level talks with Iraqi officials about Russian-Iraqi cooperation. Here, he delivers a speech during an annual international military-technical forum at Patriot Expocenter in Moscow Region, Russia, Aug. 21, 2018. — REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

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