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IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: THE U.S. IS OBLIGATED TO FORCE ISRAEL TO STOP ATTACKING LEBANON

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“U.S.-IRAN AGREEMENT / FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS U.S. IS OBLIGATED TO FORCE ISRAEL TO STOP ATTACKING LEBANON”

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