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That was a welcome move for the Kremlin, analysts say. </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image"> <a href="/news/article/new-president-changes-iran-eu-relations"> <img data-src="/siteimg/list-x-four/ugc-1/fullnews/news/24723/24432_original.jpg" class=" lazyload" alt="How a new president changes Iran-EU relations — and not"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date">16 Aug</span> <span class="ni-cat"><a href="/foreign-and-security-policy.htm">Foreign & Security Policy</a></span> </div> <div class="ni-title h4"> <a href="/news/article/new-president-changes-iran-eu-relations">How a new president changes Iran-EU relations — and not</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/new-president-changes-iran-eu-relations"> Masoud Pezeshkian has promised reform and a possible reset with the West, amid rising Mideast tensions and long list of unresolved diplomatic issues. </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image"> <a href="/news/article/nato-at-75-looking-back-at-the-alliances-biggest-moments"> <img data-src="/siteimg/list-x-four/ugc-1/fullnews/news/24721/24428_original.jpg" class=" lazyload" alt="NATO at 75: Looking back at the alliance's biggest moments"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date">13 Aug</span> <span class="ni-cat"><a href="/foreign-and-security-policy.htm">Foreign & Security Policy</a></span> </div> <div class="ni-title h4"> <a href="/news/article/nato-at-75-looking-back-at-the-alliances-biggest-moments">NATO at 75: Looking back at the alliance's biggest moments</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/nato-at-75-looking-back-at-the-alliances-biggest-moments"> NATO turned 75 this year. 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