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Tension in the Middle East is building up. Since Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal, Iranians have been suffering from unprecedented harsh and unfair sanctions. The Iran that is being demonized by Trump and the likes of him is NOT the Iran I have come to know through several trips over the last fifteen years. Iranians are peace-loving, welcoming people. Leave them in peace!

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