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The US has apparently had to agree to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets for a regime more hardline than before the war

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On 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982.

This year, some were hoping a peace deal looking likely to be signed with the US might mark a similar turning point in their country’s history.