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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2015, file photo, Democratic state Sen. Jim Dabakis, speaks during a news conference in Salt Lake City. Dabakis, who traveled with his partner to Iran in the summer of 2016, has set off a firestorm in Islamic Republic, where hard-liners accuse him of being “part of a major Western project to infiltrate” the country. Dabakis is gay -- a crime in Iran that can carry the death penalty. But the Salt Lake City-based art dealer says such cross-culture exchanges are essential to the two nations forming a lasting peace. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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