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Esmaeil Baqaei

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Esmaeil Baqaei is a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry.

Notable Quotes

"No one believes that the Zionist regime would carry out any action without prior coordination and cooperation with the United States."
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"the deal would not be signed on Sunday, although he did agree that both sides were close to an agreement."
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"Tehran had made 'no new commitments' on nuclear inspectors."
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"Tehran had made 'no new commitments' on nuclear inspections."
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"The United Nations Security Council has a duty... if it wishes, it can certainly act, because there is no obstacle to its action except its own will."
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"A children's cancer treatment centre in the western city of Ahvaz had been evacuated after strikes on a nearby location."
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"Don't worry - Iran awaits you."
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"We honor the fallen sailors of the #Dena frigate, martyred on 4 March far from their homeland."
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"Any agreement would not lift the current restrictions while US 'aggression' continued."
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"The American new #PrSM missile … struck a crowded sports hall filled with innocent teenagers."
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"The attack killed 21 young boys and girls."
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"The missile explodes above its target, dispersing thousands of lethal fragments (tungsten pellets) to maximize human casualties."
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"Baqaei accused the US of deliberately targeting civilians and described the attack as a 'despicable war crime.'"
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"the geographical coordinates of the route had been agreed with Oman."
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""Iran's enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere under any circumstances.""
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""Iran's enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere under any circumstances.""
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"We have no plans for the next round of negotiation, and no decision has been made in this regard."
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"The US is carrying out behaviors that do not in any way indicate seriousness in pursuing a diplomatic process."
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"The only thing we demanded was Iran's legitimate rights."
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"The U.S. and Israel had tried to shift the blame for destabilizing energy markets following their unprovoked military aggression against Iran."
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"The US and Israel had tried to shift the blame for destabilising energy markets following their 'unprovoked military aggression against Iran'."
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