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Tehran slams McCain for saying cigarettes could be used to kill Iranians 

Jump to full article: Ha'aretz Newspaper/Magazine, 2008-07-13
Author: DPA

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Iran on Saturday condemned remarks by U.S. presidential candidate John McCain who said one way of killing Iranians was to export cigarettes to Iran, the country's official news agency IRNA reported.

"We condemn such remarks as ugly and immoral, especially for someone who intends to lead a country claiming civilization," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Husseini said.

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