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tions clear as several dozen protesters chanting "Death to America" tried to block his motorcade in Tehran. The semiofficial Mehr news agency reported that at least one demonstrator hurled a shoe -- a common gesture of contempt in the Middle East -- in Rouhani's direction. Other reports said eggs were thrown at his car.
• "Dialogue with Satan is not 'hope and prudence,'" some chanted, using the Rouhani's campaign from the June presidential election.
• Rouhani supporters, meanwhile, greeted him with placards thanking him for seeking peace instead of confrontation. One banner read: "Yes to peace, no to war."
• Friday's 15-minute phone call between Rouhani and President Barack Obama

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