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Tehran, Dec 11 (IANS) The Iranian envoy to the UN has denounced the US bid to cancel Tehran's membership in the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) as a move to serve America's own "political objectives" and going against principles of the UN Charter. Amir Saeed Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks in a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. Iravani warned that had the US move succeed, it would set a "dangerous" precedent in the international organisation and cast doubt on the principle of equality among…