New Delhi, July 28 -- Moscow - In a phone call that underscored Russia's increasingly assertive stance in Middle Eastern affairs, President Vladimir Putin delivered a pointed message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: respect Syria's sovereignty and engage diplomatically over Iran's nuclear program. The Kremlin's tone was deliberate-and unmistakably cautionary. According to a readout released by the Kremlin, the [.]

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