81.   The Taliban has been pressing hard to transform the country into a hard-line Islamic republic.

82.   The visit came amid American pressure on Russia not to sell arms to the Islamic republic.

83.   The Taliban has been pressing to transform the country into a hard-line Islamic republic.

84.   The U.N. General Assembly called on Iran to stop executions for nonviolent crimes and protect the civil liberties of women and religious minorities in the Islamic republic.

85.   The United States has miscalculated and failed to isolate Iran through new sanctions authorizing Washington to penalize companies investing in the Islamic republic, Iranian newspapers said Thursday.

86.   The United States severed ties soon after, and has repeatedly accused the Islamic republic of supporting international terrorism.

87.   The United States has accused Iran of sponsoring international terrorism and discouraged arms sales to the Islamic republic.

88.   The United States has accused Iran of sponsoring terrorism and is seeking to rally international opinion against the Islamic republic, already the target of U.S. trade sanctions.

89.   The United States severed ties after that and has repeatedly accused the Islamic republic of supporting international terrorism.

90.   The visit comes amid American pressure on Russia not to sell arms to the Islamic republic.