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World Service,19 Sep 2013,55 mins

Iranian charm offensive

Newshour

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Iran's president pledges no nuclear weapons, no war in diplomatic charm offensive on US TV. So are direct talks now on the cards? US senator John McCain pillories President Putin on Russian website. And why South Koreans send their nearest and dearest tins of spam on the annual lunar thanksgiving holiday.

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