Iran

Spotlight on Iran (Week of July 1-8, 2010)

Fadlallah’s legacy sparks debate between reformists and conservatives following the top Lebanese Shi’ite cleric’s death
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 23-July 1, 2010)

Iran announces conditions for resuming talks with the West. Following US congress decision to impose new energy sanctions, Petroleum Ministry says Iran will become a gasoline exporter in two years. Iran offers assistance in curbing US oil spill; however, oil spill in western Iran continues. Nearly 1.3 million Iranians to take university entrance exams this
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 17-23, 2010)

President strongly criticized by conservatives for comments on Islamic dress code enforcement
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The aid flotilla planned to set sail from Lebanon is supported by Syria and Hezbollah.

Its organizer, Yasser Qashlaq, called for “getting rid of the remainder of the garbage of Europe” [the Jews in Israel] and sending them back to their “homelands.”
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 10-17, 2010)

Iranian press reacts to Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 3-10, 2010)

Speech of revolution leader’s grandson Hassan Khomeini interrupted by regime supporters on Khomeini’s death anniversary
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