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Spotlight on Iran – As Rowhani is about to assume the presidency of Iran, the spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards talks about that organization’s interaction with the government

This week Revolutionary Guards Spokesman Ramazan Sharif gave an extensive, rare interview to the reformist daily Shargh.
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The EU Designates Hezbollah’s Military Wing as a Terrorist Organization

On July 22, 2013, the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU unanimously agreed to add Hezbollah’s military wing to its list of terrorist organizations.
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Spotlight on Iran – A text message contest organized by the Irancell telecommunication services company causes a storm among Iran’s Sunnis

A prize contest held by the Irancell mobile phone carrier has drawn anger from Iran’s Sunni minority and prompted calls for a boycott of the company in recent days.
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Spotlight on Iran – From Islamic filmmaker to “propagandist working for the Zionists”: Film director Makhmalbaf’s visit to Israel sparks controversy in Iran

In recent days Iranian film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s visit to Israel for the Jerusalem International Film Festival is causing a public and media outcry in Iran and in the Iranian exile community.
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Spotlight on Iran – The rise and fall of radical cleric Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi

Since the Iranian presidential election, Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, considered the radical right-winger of the conservative religious establishment, has come under growing criticism from top figures in the religious establishment, the political system, and the conservative media.
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Spotlight on Iran – From Niavaran Street to the president’s office: Hassan Rowhani’s economic team

During the campaign for president of Iran, Hassan Rowhani expressed views consistent with a liberal outlook on economy.
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