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Iran slams new U.S. sanctions on media outlets

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Iran and the United States on Monday conducted a much-anticipated prisoner swap, each releasing five detainees. [Xinhua]

Iran on Tuesday criticized the United States for imposing new sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities, including media outlets, calling the move a "trite bid" to suppress transparency and truth.

Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said that the sanctions demonstrate Washington's "fear for the reality to be shown by truth-seeking and leading media."

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