Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100815:15:24:00
Spent fuel back to russia, so the iranian government can't use it for weapons purposes for now. >> okay. what does russia have to gain by working with iran on this plant and what are their political implications of that? >> russia sees iran as a potential source of leverage vis-a-vis the united states and the middle east. the two countries have formed a relationship of convenience really. there are a lot of issues dividing them. for now there's been some cooperation. over the last few months, there has been a lot of tension between russia and iran over the u.n. sanctions resolution which russi...