The head of Iran’s emergency services, Gholamreza Massoumi, has said that Iran needs to be ready to face nuclear accidents. In comments reported by the semiofficial Mehr news agency, Massoumi indicated that some staff members at one of the country’s nuclear sites have been treated for health problems. Massoumi’s candid comments were removed from Mehr’s website a few hours after being posted.
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!["When [my brother] tells me...that I shouldn't celebrate the Prophet's birthday, I answer: 'Stop. This is where this conversation must end,'" says Rustam (Abubakar) Shapiyev. Magomed Shapiyev refused to be photographed for this story.](https://gdb.rferl.org/30E01D2F-60E9-4086-A54A-FEA0903A49E8_cx0_cy15_cw0_w66_r1.jpg)
