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Iran rejects direct negotiations with US in response to Trump letter

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Iran confirms its nuclear programme was discussed by US and Russia

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Iran's supreme leader blames US and Israel for Bashar al-Assad’s fall

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Iran's supreme leader treads carefully in response to Israeli attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first comments on Sunday regarding Israel's attack, saying it "should not be exaggerated nor downplayed."

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How did Iran's president end up on nearly 50-year-old US helicopter?

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What's next for Iran after president died in helicopter crash?

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Euroviews. An Arab-Israel axis against Iran is now a reality

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How has Mahsa Amini's death impacted Iran?

The 22-year-old's death on 16 September sparked one of the largest - and most significant - waves of dissent to shake the Islamic Republic in years.

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Iran releases three European prisoners

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Charlie Hebdo enrages Iran again with new cartoons deemed offensive

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Who is Toomaj Salehi, the Iranian rapper who faces the death penalty?

Family fears for life of rapper they say was violently arrested during protests. Salehi has been charged with "corruption on Earth" and could face the death penalty.

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Supreme leader blames unrest on foreign plot to destabilise Iran

“This rioting was planned,” he said. “These riots and insecurities were designed by America and the Zionist regime, and their employees.”

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Hundreds gather in London over the death of Mahsa Amini

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Protests escalate over woman's death after morality police arrest

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