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US 'deeply concerned' with Iran religious persecution

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The United States is "deeply concerned" with Iran's treatment of religious minorities, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday after seven Bahai leaders were sentenced to 20-year jail terms.

 

"The United States is deeply concerned with the Iranian government's continued persecution of Bahais and other religious minority communities in Iran," Clinton said in a statement. (AFP)

 

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