By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN, Iran – Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Monday to negotiate with Iran on behalf of the international community in their nuclear standoff, although he didn’t come to Tehran as scheduled amid warnings of a possible assassination plot.
Putin’s planned trip, the first here by a Kremlin leader since World War II, raised hopes that personal diplomacy could find a solution to the impasse over the Iranian nuclear program, but he delayed his arrival, which had been set for Monday evening.
The Russian leader insisted to reporters in Germany that he was going ahead with the trip, but the Kremlin declined to discuss details….
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