[caption id="attachment_137732" align="alignright" width="176"] Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, December 18, 2014.
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(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the six world powers and Iran were "very close" to reaching an agreement on Tehran's nuclear program.
He also told his annual end-of-year news conference that economic ties between Moscow and Teheran would benefit if the deal were clinched.
By Reuters
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