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The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 21
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Judge
Lawyer
Peace Activist
Politician
Writer
Hamedan
Cyrine Abadi
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