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Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown
Videos posted online showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans and moving through subway stations and sidewalks, many around Azadi, or Freedom, Square after an earlier call for people to demonstrate there.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
A crash’s grim echoes of Iran Air flight 655
As recently as last week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referenced the attack in criticizing President Donald Trump.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran hikes pressure ahead of weekend nuclear deadline
But Tehran also announced that seven members from the seized British-flagged tanker Stena Impero will be released — an apparent good-will gesture meant to defuse tensions.
Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria
Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that Tehran won't enter into direct talks with the U.S. unless Washington rejoins the 2015 nuclear deal that President Donald Trump scrapped a year ago.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Trump vetoes congressional action to block Saudi arms sales
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed three congressional resolutions meant to block his administration from bypassing Congress to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould