
Russia accuses U.S. of deliberately provoking war with Iran
The United States is on a “deliberate course for provoking war’’ with Iran, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Russia’s foreign minister said this in reaction to the U.S. announcing it would send more troops to the Middle East.
Russia, a close ally of Iran, fights in conjunction with Iranian forces in war-torn Syria.
The U.S. intervention in Syria has opposed Russia’s position.
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