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Iran’s leaders acknowledge economic toll of war, pledge diplomacy, defence
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · Middle East
Iran's president said sanctions and the US naval blockade had caused exports and imports to slump by nearly 35 percent.
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