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The Meaning of the Tehran Spring

Pepe Escobar •ï¿½June 16, 2009

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It is 1979 in Tehran all over again. From Saturday to Sunday, the deafening sound deep in the night across Tehran's rooftops was a roaring, ubiquitous "Allah-u Akbar" (God is great). Then, in 1979, to hail the Islamic revolution; now, in 2009, to signify what appears to be the hijacking of the Islamic revolution. Then,... Read More

Iran's Crocodile Rocked

Pepe Escobar •ï¿½December 19, 2006

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With votes still being hand-counted, there's every indication Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's moderate faction has scored a stunning victory over the extreme right in the crucial election for the 86-member Council of Experts, according to Iranian state TV. "Hashemi" - as he is known in Tehran - as well as Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi - the gray... Read More

What's Really Happening in Tehran

Pepe Escobar •ï¿½April 26, 2006

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"Tehran appears hell-bent on defying the international community and pursuing a nuclear program that is of growing concern." - Sean McCormack, US State Department spokesman. This followed a rare press conference with the international media in Tehran on Monday in which Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad suggested that Tehran might withdraw from the United Nations nuclear... Read More

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