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Iran dismisses Merkel's missile remarks

Saturday, 09 July 2016 12:50 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 09 July 2016 12:50 PM ]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of the parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw, July 7, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

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