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The Trump administration is deporting 120 Iranians, some of whom entered the country illegally, after the U.S. and Tehran reached a deal, according to reports.

Iranian officials told The New York Times that the planeload of migrants took off from Louisiana on Monday night and was expected to arrive in Iran via Qatar at some point on Tuesday. A U.S. official also reportedly confirmed the plan to the outlet.

This is evidently the first step in a larger plan to deport approximately 400 Iranian nationals, according to Reuters .

TRUMP ADMIN REPORTS 2 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS 'REMOVED OR SELF-DEPORTED' FROM US IN FIRST 8 MONTHS

The deal is a rare instance of cooperation between Tehran and Washington, which saw heightened ten

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