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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Saunokonoko (now); Kirsty McEwen, Lucy Campbell, Serena Richards, Frances Mao, Yohannes Lowe and Fran Singh (earlier)

US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department – as it happened

A large crowd of anti-regime protesters in Karaj, Iran on 10 January. The protests in Iran started late in December in response to worsening economic conditions.
A large crowd of anti-regime protesters in Karaj, Iran on 10 January. The protests in Iran started late in December in response to worsening economic conditions. Photograph: MEK/The Media Express/SIP/Shutterstock

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Russia has condemned what it describes as “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal politics, saying any repeat of last year’s US strikes on Iran would have “disastrous consequences” for the Middle East and international security.

In June last year the US targeted three key Iranian nuclear sites.

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