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						UN assists Iran in resolving environmental problem
						 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allocated $135 million to Iran to resolve environmental problems with shoaling Lake Urmia, Iran's Environment Protection Organisation director Mohammad Javad Mohammadizadeh said today. 
 
						Iran may host meeting between Syria’s warring sides
						 Iran will probably host a meeting between the warring sides in Syria, a top Iranian diplomat said on Monday, MNA reported. 
 
						Russia and Iraq announce landmark arms deal
						 Iraq has agreed to buy more than $4.2 billion in Russian arms, in the largest military and technical cooperation deal between Russia and Iraq in the modern era. 
 
						Rising tensions between Turkey, Russia and Syria could drag everyone in
						 The two countries have given starkly different accounts about what was aboard a chartered Syrian Airlines jetliner that was forced by Turkish fighter jets to land in Istanbul Wednesday night, interrupting a flight from Moscow to Damascus. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey accused Russia Thursday of exporting munitions to Syria on the aircraft, while Turkish media reported that part of the cargo was “missile parts.” 
 
						Foreign “bases” likely to stay in Central Asia
						 Foreign bases in the Central Asian countries are likely to stay in spite of the statements of the countries' leaders, the U.S. expert on Central Asia Bruce Pannier believes. 
 
						Russia, U.S. discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution
						 A meeting was held between Secretary of State - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Philip Gordon in Geneva. The meeting, which discussed a number of issues of mutual interest, was held on Oct.11, Russian Foreign Ministry's official website reported. 
 
						Iran doesn't intend to attack Israel with nuclear weapons
						 In meeting with Knesset Speaker Rivlin, Sergei Lavrov says Tehran will avoid such an assault as a result of millions of 'Arabs and Muslims' who reside in the country; Rivlin: Only Russia can stop Iran without sanctions, military action. 
 
						Moscow Warns over Use of Force Against Iran
						 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Wednesday that the use of force against Tehran would spell the end of the negotiating process on Iran’s nuclear program. 
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