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Memorial gathering for former Hezbollah leader

People holding flags of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, and portraits of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasralla attend a commemoration ceremony marking the first anniversary of the killing of Nasrallah on Oct. 2, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

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Memorial gathering for former Hezbollah leader

People holding flags of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, and portraits of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others attend a commemoration ceremony marking the first anniversary of the killing of Nasrallah on Oct. 2, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

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Memorial gathering for former Hezbollah leader

People holding flags of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, and portraits of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others attend a commemoration ceremony marking the first anniversary of the killing of Nasrallah on Oct. 2, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

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Memorial gathering for former Hezbollah leader

People hold flags of Iran and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, during a commemoration ceremony marking the first anniversary of the killing of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Oct. 2, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

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Memorial gathering for former Hezbollah leader

People gather at a square in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 2, 2025, for a commemoration ceremony marking the first anniversary of the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the former leader of the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

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Football: Antlers take ACL title

TEHRAN, Iran, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Players of Japanese club Kashima Antlers celebrate after claiming their first Asian Champions League title on Nov. 10, 2018, with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Iranian side Persepolis.

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Football: Antlers take ACL title

TEHRAN, Iran, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Players of Japanese club Kashima Antlers celebrate after claiming their first Asian Champions League title on Nov. 10, 2018, with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Iranian side Persepolis.

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Football: Antlers take ACL title

TEHRAN, Iran, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Players of Japanese club Kashima Antlers celebrate after claiming their first Asian Champions League title on Nov. 10, 2018, with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Iranian side Persepolis.

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Iranians mourn former President Rafsanjani

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan. 10 Kyodo - People offer prayers for Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on a street in Tehran on Jan. 10, 2017, as the state funeral is held for the former Iranian president, who died on Jan. 8 at the age of 82.

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Iran would welcome Japanese supply of reactors: nuclear chief

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept. 12 Kyodo - Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, gives an exclusive interview to Kyodo News in Tehran on Sept. 11, 2016. Iran is ready to buy nuclear power plants from Japan if any proposed sales are accompanied by "lucrative commercial support," according to Salehi.

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Japan, Iran exchange signed documents on transfer of prisoners

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese Ambassador to Iran Koji Haneda (L) and Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi exchange signed documents on the transfer of sentenced persons between the two countries at the Iranian Justice Ministry in Tehran on Jan. 11, 2015. The documents were signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Jan. 9 and by Pourmohammadi in Tehran on Jan. 10.

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Confectionery shop in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - A confectionery shop in Tehran offers a wide variety of cakes and other sweets, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Grocery store in Tehran under economic embargo

TEHRAN, Iran - A store manager (R) and an employee stand in front of shelves displaying commodities in Tehran on Oct. 29, 2014, as Iran continues nuclear talks with the European Union and the United States under the pressure of the West-imposed economic embargo.

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Boy holds anti-U.S. placard during rally in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian boy with an anti-U.S. placard listens to a speaker during a rally held in front of the former American embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 2014.

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Japan medical firm exhibits devices in Iran trade show

TEHRAN, Iran - Koichiro Ikegai (2nd from R) of Apel Co., a medical and analytical device firm in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, explains its product for newborns at an international trade show in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 6, 2014, amid international economic sanctions.

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Airliner crashes in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo shows the wreckage of an Iranian passenger plane that crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport on Aug. 10, 2014. The plane, operated by Sepahan Air, was heading to Tabas, a town in eastern Iran.

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Air pollution in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - The aerial view of Tehran, the capital of Iran, shows smog lingering above the city on March 25, 2014.

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Traffic jam in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - A traffic jam in Tehran, Iran, is pictured on July 8, 2014.

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Adults, children relax at park in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - Adults and children relax at a park in Tehran, Iran, on April 2, 2014. Iran is promoting a higher birthrate to expand its economy.

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EU-Iran meeting

TEHRAN, Iran - Catherine Ashton (L), high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hold a press conference after talking in Tehran on March 9, 2014.

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Anti-U.S. rally in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - An anti-U.S. rally is held in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 4, 2013, the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in which Americans were taken hostage.

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Anti-U.S. rally in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - An anti-U.S. rally is held in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 4, 2013, the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in which Americans were taken hostage.

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Japan cultural week in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa speaks before performing in a ceremony to kick off the Japan cultural week in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 24, 2013.

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Japan cultural week in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa performs during a ceremony to kick off the Japan cultural week in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 24, 2013.

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Iran qualify for World Cup

TEHRAN, Iran - Women celebrate in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2013, after the national soccer team defeated South Korea 1-0 the same day to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Iran qualify for World Cup

TEHRAN, Iran - People celebrate in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2013, after the national soccer team defeated South Korea 1-0 the same day to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Iran presidential election

TEHRAN, Iran - People celebrate the victory of moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani in the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 15, 2013.

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Iran presidential election

TEHRAN, Iran - People celebrate the victory of moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani in the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 15, 2013.

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Air pollution in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - The Milad Tower in Tehran is barely visible due to heavy smog on Jan. 7, 2013. Air pollution is worsening in the Iranian capital due mainly to chronic traffic jams and a growing reliance on low-quality domestically produced gasoline amid economic sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries.

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Air pollution in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2013, shows an area covered in smog in Tehran. Air pollution is worsening in the Iranian capital due mainly to chronic traffic jams and a growing reliance on low-quality domestically produced gasoline amid economic sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries.

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Iranian health minister dismissed

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo shows Iranian newspapers dated Dec. 29, 2012, reporting on the dismissal of the country's health minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Bazaar in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - A major bazaar in Tehran, Iran, is crowded by shoppers on Oct. 6, 2012. Most shops reopened after the market was closed on Oct. 3 following rioting in the capital over the plunge in the Iranian rial.

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Iran currency crisis

TEHRAN, Iran - A currency exchange is closed in central Tehran on Oct. 3, 2012, amid demonstrations over the plunge in the Iranian rial.

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Quake in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo shows collapsed buildings at a village near Ahar, northwestern Iran, on Aug. 13, 2012. The area was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Aug. 11.

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Quake in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A man examines his collapsed home (back) at a village near Ahar, northwestern Iran, on Aug. 13, 2012. The area was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Aug. 11.

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Quake in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A family takes refuge in a tent at a village near Ahar, northwestern Iran, on Aug. 13, 2012. The area was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Aug. 11.

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Life in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A customer buys bread in Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2012.

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Iran election

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo shows a polling station in a mosque in Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2012, in a parliamentary election, as reporters were allowed to cover that polling station.

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Iran election

TEHRAN, Iran - Voters cast ballots at a mosque in Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2012, in a parliamentary election.

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Election in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Handouts for a parliamentary election are scattered on a road in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Election in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A man puts up posters for a parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Election in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows posters on Iran's parliamentary election March 2 on a stand in Tehran.

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Japan journalist in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese journalist Yumi Kanazaki (L) speaks during a disarmament and nonproliferation conference in Tehran on June 12, 2011. The reporter for the Hiroshima-headquartered Chugoku Shimbun told of the nuclear crisis at home.

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Iran foreign minister speaks about uranium transport

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks during an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Tehran on May 29, 2010. Mottaki said that Iran will seek Japan's understanding for a plan to transport its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel.

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Iran criticizes IAEA chief Amano as not being impartial

TEHRAN, Iran - This photo shows a research plant at Iran's atomic energy agency in Tehran which was opened to the Japanese media on Feb. 22, 2010. Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, who also heads the country's nuclear program, has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency's new chief Yukiya Amano as not being impartial after he said earlier this month that the IAEA is concerned Iran is trying to develop a nuclear warhead.

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Iran, U.S. can take relations to 'new stage': Mottaki

TEHRAN, Iran - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki shake hands in Tehran on May 2 prior to their joint news conference.

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Iran, U.S. can take relations to 'new stage': Mottaki

TEHRAN, Iran - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attend a joint news conference in Tehran on May 2 after their talks.

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Iran's parliament head favors Obama victory

TEHRAN, Iran - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Iranian parliament's foreign affairs committee, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 11. He indirectly expressed hope that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will become the next U.S. president.

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Japan official visits Iran again to ask for student's release

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Itsunori Onodera arrives at a Tehran hotel on Nov. 4. He made his second visit to Iran to seek the support of the Iranian government in obtaining the early release of Satoshi Nakamura, a 23-year-old Japanese college student kidnapped in southeastern Iran in October.

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Azadegan contract may be terminated in Sept.: Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Mehdi Bazaargan, managing director of Petroleum Engineering & Development Co., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tehran.