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- Iran liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote.
June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - Former Iran president opposes election boycott
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — On the eve of Iran's presidential elections, a former Iranian president blocked from a comeback bid urged voters Thursday not to boycott the vote in protest over crackdowns on dissent or in anger over his exclusion from the race.
June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - Tehran's 'action man' mayor vies for Iran presidency
By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - If you asked anyone in Tehran whether there was anyone running in Friday's presidential election able to make Iran a better place to live after years of crisis, they would probably cite their dynamic modernizing mayor, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. But Qalibaf's chances will hinge on whether his blend of conservatism and pragmatism can garner the trust of a clerical ...
June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Quotes
- Hillary Rodham Clinton in Politico (blog)
I think this announcement is as convincing an answer to the efforts undertaken by Tehran over the last few days as any we could provide,Clinton said at the Senate panel START treaty hearing today. "There are a number of unanswered... - David Miliband in Voice of America
The United Kingdom is deeply concerned at the arrest and, in some cases, continued detention of some of our hard-working locally engaged staff in Tehran,Miliband said. "This is harassment and intimidation of a kind which is quite... - President Bush in 940 News
One cause of instability is the extremists supported and embodied by the regime that sits in Tehran,Bush said. "Iran is today the world's leading state sponsor of terror."