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Spotlight on Iran – How to turn a lackluster diplomat into a president? Sa’id Jalili’s election strategy

In recent days, Sa’id Jalili, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has emerged as one of the most prominent candidates in Iran’s presidential elections.
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Spotlight on Iran – Politics and modesty: the debate on Rafsanjani’s Mercedes

The launch of Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s presidential bid has his political opponents stepping up their efforts to paint him as a corrupt politician, being part of a campaign to undermine his legitimacy in the eyes of the public.
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Spotlight on Iran – “Circles of the righteous”: a vehicle for the Basij to potentially influence the presidential election campaign

The Supreme Leader’s representative to the Basij announced this week that, if the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij want to intervene in the coming elections for the president of Iran, they will be able to do so through the “circles of the righteous”, study groups for ideological and religious training run by the Basij.
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Spotlight on Iran – The Holocaust denial policy has become one of the bones of contention in the Iranian presidential elections

President Ahmadinejad’s policy of Holocaust denial has become one of the bones of contention in the Iranian presidential elections, slated for June 14. In recent days it has been criticized by the president’s political rivals, who said that it causes damage to Iran’s foreign policy and plays into Israel’s hands.
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Spotlight on Iran – Who do Iranians blame for the blocking of Samsung’s app store in Iran?

Samsung announced last week that, starting next month, it intends to block its Iranian users from the company’s app store.
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Spotlight on Iran – Men in women’s clothing: public outcry ensues after a criminal was forced to march in women’s clothing

A massive public outcry emerged after internal security forces dressed a Kurdish man in women’s clothing and marched him in the streets of his home town.
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