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How Significant Are the Protests in Iran?

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Iran

According to Fareed Zakaria, they are very significant, indeed, for the ruling religious regime. Mr. Zakaria is a commentator for Newsweek and CNN. Here is what he said last week:
If senior clerics dispute Khamenei’s divine assessment and argue that the Guardian Council is wrong, it is a death blow to the basic premise behind the [...]

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Der Spiegel Interview with the President of Iran

April 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Iran, Middle East, Muslim, Obama, Palestine, Policy, Proliferation, Terrorism

On April 10, Der Spiegel published an extensive interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. It is very clear that the interviewers are mainstream pro-American, Nato supporters, and they press Ahmadinejad very hard time and again on his positions and policies. Although his views seem distorted in places, I was impressed by his even temper in response [...]

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