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Iran hits back after fresh US sanctions

Tehran, Jun 25 (UNI) Iran has reacted sharply to the Donald Trump administration's decision to impose fresh sanctions against top Iranian leaders, including its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and has called said it means a 'permanent closure' of diplomacy.
In what is being widely regarded as already-strained ties spiralling further, the United States on Monday had imposed a fresh round of sanctions against Khamenei and other top Iranian leaders.
According to the reports here, the development took place following the shooting down of an American drone aircraft which, according to Tehran, had intruded into Iranian territory. The US confirmed the drone had been shot down but had said the incident took place in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz.
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