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A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

Oct 30, 2014

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A view of the gas field development section of South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Asalouyeh, Seaport, 900 km (560 miles) southwest of Tehran July 19, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) - RTR2GJLU — A view is shown of the gas field development section of South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Asalouyeh, southwest of Tehran, July 19, 2010. — REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

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The IranAir Boeing 747SP aircraft with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad onboard is pictured before leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport en route to New York September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS) - RTR2RJ5Q

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