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Activist Masih Alinejad outside a court in New York, in October, after a judge sentenced two men to 25 years in jail each over a plot allegedly hatched by Tehran to kill her. AFP

Activist Masih Alinejad says Trump should not repeat Biden and Obama's mistakes on Iran protests

Democratic presidents were too fixated on making a deal with Tehran, overlooking plight of protesters, journalist says

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Lebanese officials hold 'frank but friendly' meetings with Iran's Araghchi

UAE and Qatar airlines suspend flights to Iran amid escalating civil unrest

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