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Iran says U.S. has agreed to lift oil sanctions; U.S. says nothing agreed
FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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Iran’s President-elect Raisi backs nuclear talks, rules out meeting Biden
Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi is pictured during his first press conference since his election on the weekend in Tehran, on June 21, 2021. - Iran's new president hailed what he called a 'massive' voter turnout during last week's presidential election. The ultraconservative cleric was declared the winner of the election on the weekend, replacing moderate Hassan Rouhani. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Hassan Rouhani applauds UN court ruling as Iran seeks to end U.S. sanctions
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on Feb. 3, 2021, shows President Hassan Rouhani speaking during a cabinet session in Tehran.
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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 President Hassan Rouhani claims Israel was behind killing of nuclear scientist
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Tehran, on Dec. 14, 2020.
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Iran executes journalist found to have encouraged 2017 protests
In this June 2, 2020 photo, journalist Ruhollah Zam speaks during his trial at the Revolutionary Court, in Tehran, Iran. Iran. The judiciary spokesman, Gholamhossein Esmaili, announced Tuesday, June 30, 2020 that Zam, a journalist whose online work helped inspire the 2017 economic protests and who returned from exile to Tehran was sentenced to death. The Persian writing on the podium reads, "defendant's place." (Ali Shirband/Mizan News Agency via AP)
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Iran lashes out at new U.S. push to extend UN arms embargo
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a cabinet session in Tehran, on July 29, 2020.
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Iran’s newly elected parliament convenes under strict physical distancing measures
Lawmakers adhering to physical distancing measures attend the opening ceremony of Iran's 11th parliament, in Tehran, on May 27, 2020.
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Iran begins opening intercity highways, shopping centres amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections
A woman wearing a protective mask looks at clothes at a shop outside of the Grand Bazaar market in Tehran, Iran, on April 18, 2020.
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Coronavirus death toll in Iran is likely nearly double the reported figures, parliament report says
Volunteers from Basij forces spray disinfectant in Tehran, Iran, on April 3, 2020.
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Iran presses for $5-billion emergency IMF loan to help fight coronavirus outbreak
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting in Tehran, on April 5, 2020.
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Iran defends virus response as Syria reports first death
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on March 25, 2020, shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaking during a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. - Iran will ban intercity travel within days as it finally gets tough with the coronavirus that has killed more than 2,000 people in one of the world's deadliest outbreaks, officials said Wednesday. (Photo by - / Iranian Presidency / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/Iranian Presidency/AFP via Getty Images)
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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 reports its single largest spike in COVID-19 deaths; Rouhani defends response to outbreak
In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2020.
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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 Hassan Rouhani in Japan to meet PM Shinzo Abe amid nuke impasse
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, attend a guard of honor guard ceremony at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Rouhani is in Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington and reduce tensions in the Middle East. (Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP)
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Iran’s Rouhani urges Muslim nations to deepen financial, trade co-operation to fight U.S. ‘hegemony’
This handout photo from Malaysia's Department of Information taken and released on Dec. 19, 2019, shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attending the first round table session of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019, in Kuala Lumpur.
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U.S. imposes sanctions on telecommunications minister as internet is slowly restored in Iran
Iranian Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi is seen in his office, in Tehran, Iran, in a July 7, 2019, file photo.
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Iran’s Rouhani blames fuel-price protests on foreign enemies and claims victory
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a public gathering in the city of Rafsanjan in Iran's southwest Kerman province, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Rouhani on Monday called on hard-liners to support the country's troubled nuclear deal, saying it could open up international arms sales for the Islamic Republic next year. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)
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Trump says he would meet Iran’s Rouhani to solve nuclear impasse
U.S. President Donald Trump said it was realistic to envisage a meeting between him and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in coming weeks.
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Oil’s ‘fear premium’ will spike if Iran responds to Trump with a nuclear arms race
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