There have been warnings about the impact of the high-profile case of London Metropolitan University being barred from recruiting overseas students - and concerns about difficulties over student visas.

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Hassan Radmard, head of trade development at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said Monday that the increase in prices of poultry and dairy products was a result of difficulties in buying animal feed, transporting goods from ports and completing financial transactions because of sanctions, official student news agency ISNA reported.

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