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Iran celebs launch petition against US sanctions
TEHRAN, Nov 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Iranian celebrities including Oscar-
winning film director Asghar Farhadi and Grammy winner Kayhan Kalhor have
launched a petition condemning US sanctions on Tehran and warning of the
impact on ordinary people.
“Once again, the United States has imposed sanctions against Iran… Every
Iranian will personally pay the price,” reads the petition, named “Voices
Against Sanctions” and posted on change.org on Thursday.
A last tranche of US sanctions were reimposed on Monday following the
decision by US President Donald Trump to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal
earlier this year.
“Politicians will come and go, but the fallout from their disastrous
decisions will be a nightmare for generations to come,” said the petition,
which had picked up nearly 5,000 signatures by Friday.
It was signed by Iranian filmmakers, musicians, activists and lawyers.
Farhadi has received two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film,
while musician Kalhor, a virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle), won a
Grammy in 2017.
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