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Iran’s Khamenei blames ‘cowardly’ U.S. for pause in nuclear talks
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei checks the time in farewell meeting with outgoing President Hassan Rouhani's administration in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Iran’s supreme leader called on Wednesday the U.S. “stubborn” installed nuclear talks in Vienna for discussing Tehran’s missiles and regional influence. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
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Iran takes ‘final’ stance on nuclear deal, says U.S. must lift sanctions before Tehran rejoins
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with army's air force and air defense staff in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Iran's supreme leader said the U.S. must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to return to its commitments to the nuclear deal with Western powers. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader says Tehran in no rush for U.S. to rejoin nuclear deal, but demands ‘brutal’ sanctions be lifted
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 8, 2021 shows him delivering a televised speech on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of 1978 revolt in Qom which ignited the Iranian Revolution. - Iran is in no hurry to see the US return to a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers after Joe Biden takes office this month, its supreme leader said. (Photo by - / KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iranian leaders say Trump’s departure won’t guarantee better relations
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei takes part in a meeting in Tehran, on Dec. 16, 2020.
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Iranian official denies rumours of decline in supreme leader’s health
(FILES) This file handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on November 3, 2020 shows him speaking during a live televised speech marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohamed in the capital Tehran. - An official close to the office of Iran's supreme leader on December 7 denied rumours Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's health was deteriorating, local media reported. Rumours of Khamenei's worsening health had circulated online after claims on social media that were carried by foreign news outlets. (Photo by - / KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iran’s parliament approves bill that would suspend UN inspections of its nuclear facilities
The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, on July 10, 2019.
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Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent coronavirus
In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader on June 31, 2020, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wears a protective face mask to help prevent to spread of the coronavirus while sitting under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini during a meeting in Tehran, Iran. Iran on Sunday instituted mandatory mask-wearing as fears mount over newly spiking reported deaths from the coronavirus, even as its public increasingly shrugs off the danger of the COVID-19 illness it causes. Khamenei has publicized an image of himself in a mask in recent days, urging both public officials and the Islamic Republic's 80 million people to wear them to stop the virus's spread. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
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Iran draws swift condemnation for calling Israel a ‘tumour’ to be removed, hailing arms supply to Palestinians
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a live televised speech marking the annual Al-Quds Day, in Tehran, on May 22, 2020.
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Iranian army sets up field hospital in Tehran as coronavirus death toll rises
People in protective clothing walk past rows of beds at a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients set up by the Iranian army at the international exhibition centre ,in northern Tehran, on March 26, 2020.
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Iran begins intercity travel ban amid fears of surge in coronavirus cases
Members of the Iranian Red Crescent test people for possible COVID-19 symptoms, outside Tehran, on March 26, 2020.
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Iran’s leaders vow to overcome coronavirus outbreak as death toll continues to rise
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a message for the Iranian New Year, in Tehran, Iran, on March 20, 2020.
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Iran’s supreme leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners, including political ones
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 3, 2020 shows him speaking in a microphone in a garden after a tree-planting ceremony marking the week of "Natural Resources" in the capital Tehran. - Khamenei called on Iranians to stick to hygiene guidelines to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading. "The health care guidelines for preventing infection from this virus should be observed," he said on state television while wearing gloves as he planted a tree. The supreme leader said Iran was being transparent with its figures on the outbreak and accused other countries of trying to conceal them. (Photo by - / KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Anatomy of a lie: How Iran covered up the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 photo, rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. Iran on Saturday acknowledged that its armed forces "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Iran’s supreme leader claims protests part of a ‘conspiracy’ involving the U.S.
Iran’s supreme leader claims protests part of a ‘conspiracy’ involving the U.S.