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Tehran says dialogue with America isn't impossible but depends on the US abandoning its financial sanctions. The Qatari prime minister is mediating proposals for a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. US sanctions, labelled an "economic D-Day," have been designed to cut off Iran's access to global markets.
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