(Berlin) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. and Russia are on the same page when it comes to dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Clinton did not get any specific pledges to impose tougher sanctions on Iran in her meeting with Russian leaders in Moscow last week.

But in an interview conducted by "Newsweek's" Russian edition, Clinton said Washington and the Kremlin are in "full agreement" on how to proceed if diplomatic means are not enough to ensure Tehran won't develop nuclear weapons.

The interview appeared in the German newspaper "Die Welt".

In it, Clinton said both Russia and the U.S. are committed to using diplomacy in the dispute with Iran.

She added, quote, "if we are not successful, we will consider other steps." Clinton also praised the Kremlin for abandoning plans to deliver high-grade S300 air defense missiles to Iran.

　

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