Russia's Lavrov against further Iran sanctions

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Source: guardian.co.uk /org off Munich AP

MUNICH (AP) — Russia's foreign minister is indicating that he opposes slapping more international sanctions on Iran in the standoff over its nuclear program.

Iran has been hit with several rounds of U.N. sanctions over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment. Tehran again rebuffed U.N.-drafted proposals at talks in Istanbul in January, generating speculation about more economic pressures.

But Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday that "any new proposals ... would basically be aimed at suffocating the Iranian economy."

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1. Oh Gawd!

How long do you think it'll take the wingnuts to draw "1938" comparisons?