For today, links to reports from the Moscow Times, the Cradle, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN 4-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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State Duma ratifies strategic partnership treaty with Iran. From the Moscow Times. Lawmakers in Russia’s lower-house State Duma today ratified a 20-year strategic partnership treaty with Iran, deepening military and political ties between the two countries as they remain under heavy Western sanctions. READ MORE . . .

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Iran confirms ‘indirect’ nuclear talks with Washington. From the Cradle. “Iran and the United States will meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect high-level talks,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said early today. “It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America’s court.”  READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin says Russia is ready to do all it can to help resolve U.S.-Iran nuclear tensions. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Monday that Russia was ready to do all it could to help resolve tensions between the United States and Iran around Tehran’s nuclear programme, as Washington demands Tehran do a nuclear deal with it or be bombed. READ MORE . . .

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