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By bne Tehran bureau Temperatures have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) at 170 weather stations across Iran on July 20, state-controlled Tasnim News Agency reported. The organisation’s data revealed a stark 40-degree temperature difference between the coolest and hottest regions over the past 24 hours. The weather announcement came ahead of a social media post from Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian late on July 20. He said that industry should be moved out of Tehran to the coast to reduce the strain on utilities. ‘We need to move production out of Tehran, bring it closer to …