Radio Farda:

Dozens of Iranian nationals deported from the United States are due to arrive in their home country over the next few hours, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on December 7, the second such repatriation under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

"In the coming days, about 55 nationals will return to Iran,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said. “This is the second group being returned to Iran in the last few months."

The spokesman claimed the deportations were based on "political grounds and anti-migrant policies that are against international law."

CNN reported that the flight is expected to arrive in Iran, via Kuwait, later on December 7. The first flight, carrying 120 people, arrived in Tehran via Qatar in October.

The United States and Iran do not have direct diplomatic relations, and most interactions are conducted through intermediary parties. However, the transfer of deportees involved an unusual amount of coordination between Washington and Tehran.

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