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January 19th, 2006

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China, Russia would fight Iran oil sanctions U.N. Security Council heavyweights China and Russia have too much riding on Iran's energy sector to let the West slap sanctions on Tehran to punish its nuclear ambitions, experts say. http://tinyurl.com/98xsu Moscow Will Not Follow West’s Cue on Iran: Moscow has signaled a change in its stance toward Tehran. In recent days, officials including Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov have indicated they would not block a Security Council referral, although they would likely still oppose sanctions. http://mosnews.com/interview/2006/01/17/westsque.shtml From Information Clearing House