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In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, pose for a photo ahead of their meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.(Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Mahathir: Islamic conference in KL to tackle Islamophobia

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In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)

Iran president: Tehran hasn’t closed window on talks with US

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In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, and released by Iranian Students' News Agency, ISNA, people walk past buildings which burned during protests that followed the authorities' decision to raise gasoline prices, in the city of Karaj, west of the capital Tehran, Iran. An article published Tuesday in the Keyhan hard-line newspaper in Iran is suggesting that those who led violent protests will be executed by hanging as the unrest continues. (Masoume Aliakbar/ISNA via AP)

Amnesty: At least 106 dead in protests, which Iran disputes

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Vehicles queue to enter a gas station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Authorities have imposed rationing and increased the prices of fuel. The decision came following months of speculations about possible rationing after the U.S. in 2018 reimposed sanctions that sent Iran's economy into free-fall following Washington withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani waves to the crowd in a public gathering at the city of Yazd, some 410 miles (680 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude oil, Rouhani said Sunday, a find that could boost the country's proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)

Hassan Rouhani: Iran discovers oil field of 50 million barrels

By Amir Vahdat - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a public gathering at the city of Yazd, some 410 miles (680 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)

Iran discovers new oil field with over 50 billion barrels

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside of Bushehr, Iran. Iran announced Tuesday it would inject uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges it previously kept empty under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno, File)

AP EXPLAINS: Iran’s nuclear program as atomic deal unravels

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a ceremony to inaugurate Azadi Innovation Factory in Pardis technology park in west of Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Rouhani announced on Tuesday that Tehran will begin injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges, the latest step away from its nuclear deal with world powers since President Donald Trump withdrew from the accord over a year ago. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)

Hassan Rouhani, Iranian president, announces another break from nuclear deal

By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in New York. Rouhani urged the United States on Thursday to &quot;cease this policy of maximum pressure&quot; in favor of &quot;dialogue, and logic and reason.&quot; Rouhani's comments came one day after he accused Washington of engaging in &quot;international piracy&quot; against Iran by re-imposing economic sanctions after the U.S. withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump says he called off Rouhani meeting, not Iran

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani briefs media at Mehrabad airport pavilion upon arriving in Tehran from New York, where he attended the United Nations General Assembly, Iran, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. Rouhani said U.S. sanctions on his country are "more unstable than ever." (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Donald Trump slams Iran’s claim he vowed to ease sanctions in pursuit of one-on-one summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Analysis: After UN visit, Iran faces diminishing choices

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives for a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Iranian president: US should end ‘maximum pressure’ policy

By EDITH M. LEDERER and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani walks towards the podium before addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Iran president warns of a region ‘on the edge of collapse’

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting on the sideline of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Donald Trump seeks Hassan Rouhani back channel talks at U.N.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Supporters of a regime change in Iran rally outside United Nations headquarters on the first day of the general debate at the U.N. General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Isolated and restricted, Iran uses UN gathering for outreach

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this July 21, 2019, photo, a speedboat of Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia’s vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that’s emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues of who launched them. (Hasan Shirvani/Mizan News Agency via AP) **FILE**

Iran warns U.S. of response to any action over Saudi attack

By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

This image provided on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows damage to the infrastructure at at Saudi Aramco's Kuirais oil field in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. The drone attack Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq plant and its Khurais oil field led to the interruption of an estimated 5.7 million barrels of the kingdom's crude oil production per day, equivalent to more than 5% of the world's daily supply. (U.S. government/Digital Globe via AP)

The Latest: Saudis to invite global experts to investigate

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Albuquerque, N.M. for a campaign rally, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Iran likely behind Saudi Arabia oil attacks, Donald Trump says

By Lauren Toms, Tom Howell Jr. and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani heads a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. Rouhani urged the U.S. on Wednesday to &quot;put warmongers aside&quot; as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Russia, Iran, Turkey say Syrian constitution committee ready

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a Cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran urges U.S. to ‘put warmongers aside’ after Bolton firing

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press