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Hezbollah’s Iranian Founder, Under Threat

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, the Iranian clergy who established Hezbollah in Lebanon is being threatened. Not by foreign intelligence agencies, rather, by his own countrymen.

http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/11/20/hezbollahs_man_in_iran_97378.html


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Posted on : Nov 23 2009
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Is Iran Replacing Russia With Turkey?

Ayatollah Khamenei seems to be moving away from Moscow, and towards Ankara. This strategy has its merits, but it won’t be without its own challenges.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/17/iran-russia-turkey-khamenei-erdogan


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Posted on : Nov 17 2009
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Is Khamenei Still In Charge?

Is Iran’s refusal to accept the recent nuclear deal due to infighting, or intransigence?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/09/iran-nuclear-supreme-leader

Is Iran Arming Latin Venezuela? (By Fernando Gimenez, intern at MEEPAS, and a future star!) http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2009/11/latin_american_destined_weapon.html


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Posted on : Nov 09 2009
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Iran’s Domestic Nuclear Challenge

What is the connection between recent demonstrations by the opposition in Tehran and Iran’s intransigence at the nuclear negotiations? The piece below answers that question.

http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2009/11/irans_domestic_nuclear_challen.html


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Posted on : Nov 05 2009
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