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. It joins the eastern localities of Tehran metropolis, including

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, to Seyed Khandan in north-central Tehran and further to western parts of the

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. The Resalat Tunnel was opened by

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with newlyweds being the first to drive through it. Upon praying in the tunnel at its re-opening,

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of the BBC prayed on the same prayer mat as Ahmadinejad at the same time. The expressway was renamed to

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Qasem Soleimani Expressway, following the

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by an

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airstrike.

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