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'Kill the regime but not people': BBC speaks to Iranians crossing into Turkey

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At a crossing with Turkey in north-west Iran, about 1,000 people a day are making the crossing - a comparable number to before the war.

Speaking to the BBC's Dan Johnson, some Iranians speak about their thoughts on the conflict and what they wish to see happen.

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