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Iran hawks can’t stop nuclear deal

US negotiators may be concerned, but Iran's hard-liners will not be able to derail the nuclear talks as long as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei supports the negotiators.

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah Yazdi listens to the opening speech during the Assembly of Experts' biannual meeting in Tehran September 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) - RTR2IB57
Ayatollah Mohammad Mesbah Yazdi listens to the opening speech during the Assembly of Experts' biannual meeting in Tehran, Sep. 14, 2010. — REUTERS/Caren Firouz

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