U.S. Lauds Russia on Barring Arms to Iran, as Obama Speaks to U.N.

UNITED NATIONS — The White House praised Russia’s president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, on Wednesday for publicly barring the shipment of an advanced antimissile system to Iran, even as American diplomats here discussed a plan to reopen negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program. -- U.S. Lauds Russia on Barring Arms to Iran, as Obama Speaks to U.N.
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