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Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that strikes on pro-Iran fighters in Iraq and Syria should send a "strong" message of deterrence not to keep attacking US forces. SOUNDBITE
The United States says it hopes Iran will come forward for diplomacy after European allies dropped a plan to censure Tehran at the UN nuclear watchdog. "We will look forward with strong interest for Iran's willingness to engage in a way that leads to credible, concrete progress," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The IAEA director Yukiya Amano says he hopes "ways can be found to reduce current tensions through dialogue" in a speech opening the agency's quarterly board of governors meeting. SOUNDBITE of Yukiya Amano
Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani is to be inaugurated for a second term as Iranian president in front of foreign guests on Saturday, but already faces criticism for reportedly bowing to conservatives in forming a new government. IMAGES
Speaking to reporters at the Davos economic forum, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says Tehran is not "in animosity" with Saudi Arabia despite recent "provocative measures" and believes peace and stability is possible when they "come back to their minds." Rough Cut - Subtitled (No Reporter Narration)
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