<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - iran</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/iran</link><description>Newsvine - iran</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:03:54 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Iran election primer: After Ahmadinejad, who will lead? - World News</title>
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Iran&rsquo;s June 14 elections will showcase the country&rsquo;s political system, which, not well understood by many in the West, combines strong Islamic theocracy with elements of democracy. A network of unelected institutions controlled by the powerful supreme leader is coun&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></source><link>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18469674-iran-election-primer-after-ahmadinejad-who-will-lead-world-news</link><guid>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18469674-iran-election-primer-after-ahmadinejad-who-will-lead-world-news</guid><category>elections</category><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>ahmedinejad</category><category>irani-government</category><category>irani-elections</category><category>irani-presidential-elections</category><category>irani-guardian-council</category><category>irani-supreme-leader</category><category>irani-politics</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound62A3B442-3472-08C3-A81B-99EF1AB66895.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound62A3B442-3472-08C3-A81B-99EF1AB66895.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>One Man - One Vote - translated from Iranایران وایر</title>
<description><![CDATA[Political cartoons- Iranians have honed their craft in a fertile but dangerous environment]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18468137-one-man-one-vote-translated-from-iran</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18468137-one-man-one-vote-translated-from-iran</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>political-cartoon</category><category>makes-the-point</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:24:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Arkansas GOP Hero Proposes Hilarious Amendment To Put Liz Cheney In Jail</title>
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We all have family members who are fuck-ups, right? Uncle Larry who gives a creepy smile to the 14-year-old cousins at the family reunion, or Aunt Peg who has four DUIs. Back in Biblical times, the sins of family were sometimes used to punish innocent people. But that was long &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18465853-arkansas-gop-hero-proposes-hilarious-amendment-to-put-liz-cheney-in-jail</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18465853-arkansas-gop-hero-proposes-hilarious-amendment-to-put-liz-cheney-in-jail</guid><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>fifth-amendment</category><category>gop-committee</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd123644FE9EDED-DD28-98AC-112B-6C6DB605BCFB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="166" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd123644FE9EDED-DD28-98AC-112B-6C6DB605BCFB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fault Lines, Not Red Lines - By Ali Vaez | Foreign Policy</title>
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The Bushehr reactor, which was completed in 2011, sits at the intersection of three tectonic plates and is designed to endure earthquakes up to a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale. So this was a very close call for the hybrid German-Russian reactor -- a virtual petri dish o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17709719-fault-lines-not-red-lines-by-ali-vaez-foreign-policy</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17709719-fault-lines-not-red-lines-by-ali-vaez-foreign-policy</guid><category>iran</category><category>quakes</category><category>world-news</category><category>nuclear-reactor</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:47:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn95010EA1-BE68-92C5-890E-6EAF8280C8F8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn95010EA1-BE68-92C5-890E-6EAF8280C8F8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>       Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant | Reuters  </title>
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"I don't think the country could have been run worse, even if it had been planned in advance," Rafsanjani said to members of his campaign team on Wednesday, according to the Kaleme report.
"I don't want to stoop to their propaganda and attacks but ignorance is troubling. Don't&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18456493-barred-from-poll-rafsanjani-calls-iranian-leaders-ignorant-reuters</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18456493-barred-from-poll-rafsanjani-calls-iranian-leaders-ignorant-reuters</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>rafsanjani</category><category>common-sense-speaks</category><category>trun-away-reason-this-is-the-idiot-season</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:24:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynCB6CBE05-E89C-3D93-9482-F84C039A836B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynCB6CBE05-E89C-3D93-9482-F84C039A836B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Iran's business community shocked by Rafsanjani poll disqualification - FT.com</title>
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Iran&rsquo;s business community has reacted with shock to Tehran&rsquo;s decision to bar former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani from running in next month&rsquo;s presidential poll, seeing it as a blow to the possibility of reform for the beleaguered economy.
&nbsp;Mr Rafsa&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18453709-irans-business-community-shocked-by-rafsanjani-poll-disqualification-ftcom</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18453709-irans-business-community-shocked-by-rafsanjani-poll-disqualification-ftcom</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>business-leaders-disappointed-rafsanjani-not-running</category><category>there-goes-the-bazaar</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE6A8212D-5E53-BFE0-B5AB-E2AFC8547303.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE6A8212D-5E53-BFE0-B5AB-E2AFC8547303.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tom Cotton 'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Family Members Of Iran Sanctions Violators</title>
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Tom Cotton 'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Family Members Of Iran Sanctions Violators

 Posted: 05/22/2013  6:36 pm EDT&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;Updated: 05/23/2013  2:52 pm EDT ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[StandingwithHope]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[StandingwithHope]]></source><link>http://standingwithhope.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18451901-tom-cotton-corruption-of-blood-bill-would-convict-family-members-of-iran-sanctions-violators</link><guid>http://standingwithhope.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18451901-tom-cotton-corruption-of-blood-bill-would-convict-family-members-of-iran-sanctions-violators</guid><category>iran</category><category>education</category><category>amendment</category><category>blood-bull</category><category>ciotton</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=StandingwithHope5219720E-3B15-A25C-C1A7-1081E45C315D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=StandingwithHope5219720E-3B15-A25C-C1A7-1081E45C315D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Khomeini&amp;#039;s Daughter Asks Khamenei: Let Rafsanjani Run - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East</title>
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&nbsp;"On the same day I heard the imam's confirmation of your leadership from his own mouth, and I have consistently repeated that theory whenever necessary. I also heard him confirm the qualification of brother Hashemi, because the imam mentioned his name after your name. For&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18449669-khomeinis-daughter-asks-khamenei-let-rafsanjani-run-al-monitor-the-pulse-of-the-middle-east</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18449669-khomeinis-daughter-asks-khamenei-let-rafsanjani-run-al-monitor-the-pulse-of-the-middle-east</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>rejection-of-rafsanjani</category><category>rejection-of-khameneis-rejection-of-rafsanjani</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:58:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn039EC74A-4D2C-1AE7-1DDE-080F5D81A9A5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn039EC74A-4D2C-1AE7-1DDE-080F5D81A9A5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Meet the Iranian Guardian Counsel</title>
<description><![CDATA[Six clerics are selected by the Supreme Leader and six jurists are selected by the head of the Judiciary branch (who is selected by the Supreme Leader)]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18446532-meet-the-iranian-guardian-counsel</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18446532-meet-the-iranian-guardian-counsel</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>guardian-counsel</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE355D8AE-C89E-4C6D-7E38-7F8C795DF4F4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="422" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE355D8AE-C89E-4C6D-7E38-7F8C795DF4F4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="127" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>U.N. atomic agency: Iran expands nuclear technology - 1978x1374 [1978x1219]</title>
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In a confidential report obtained by The Associated Press, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran had installed close to 700 high-tech centrifuges used for uranium enrichment, which can produce the core of nuclear weapons. It also said Tehran had added hundreds of o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JCAtom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JCAtom]]></source><link>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18444641-un-atomic-agency-iran-expands-nuclear-technology-1978x1374-1978x1219</link><guid>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/23/18444641-un-atomic-agency-iran-expands-nuclear-technology-1978x1374-1978x1219</guid><category>us</category><category>un</category><category>washington</category><category>israel</category><category>ap</category><category>iran</category><category>bomb</category><category>uranium</category><category>war</category><category>military</category><category>iaea</category><category>plutonium</category><category>satellite</category><category>arms</category><category>tehran</category><category>international-atomic-energy-agency</category><category>nuclear-weapons</category><category>world-news</category><category>nuclear-program</category><category>natanz</category><category>uranium-enrichment</category><category>enrichment</category><category>nuclear-fuel</category><category>surveilance</category><category>arms-race</category><category>red-line</category><category>reactor</category><category>enriched-uranium</category><category>centrifuge</category><category>arak</category><category>weapons-grade</category><category>ir-2m</category><category>parcin</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:41:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jcatomF2A513FF-185C-4E49-0D50-29DBEBBA25D1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jcatomF2A513FF-185C-4E49-0D50-29DBEBBA25D1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rafsanjani, a Founder of Iran's Revolution, Is Rejected as Candidate - NYTimes.com</title>
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Since its founding in 1979, the Islamic republic has been characterized by constant and often public competition among opposing power centers, a back-and-forth that gives ordinary citizens and private business owners the ability to navigate among the groups.
Barring further su&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18426436-rafsanjani-a-founder-of-irans-revolution-is-rejected-as-candidate-nytimescom</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18426436-rafsanjani-a-founder-of-irans-revolution-is-rejected-as-candidate-nytimescom</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>presidential-elections</category><category>selected-not-elected</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn03F5F94C-09AB-E63F-F744-84760EBF8528.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="682" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn03F5F94C-09AB-E63F-F744-84760EBF8528.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="205" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>       Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election | Reuters  </title>
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Experts and web users say they believe the Internet obstacles are related to the June 14 presidential vote -which kindled months of protests organised in part via social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Kaleme said on Monday Internet speeds had dropped in much of Te&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18425059-iranians-face-new-internet-curbs-before-presidential-election-reuters</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18425059-iranians-face-new-internet-curbs-before-presidential-election-reuters</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>all-internet-shutting-down</category><category>no-protests-allowed</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Iran's prisoners of conscience – an interactive guide | World news | guardian.co.uk </title>
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As Iran gears up for a presidential election in June, the conditions in which prisoners of conscience are held in some of the country's most notorious prisons have worsened. Below are some of the activists, students, journalists, women's rights campaigners, lawyers, artists, fo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18424276-irans-prisoners-of-conscience-an-interactive-guide-world-news-guardiancouk</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18424276-irans-prisoners-of-conscience-an-interactive-guide-world-news-guardiancouk</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>prisoners-of-conscience</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynBE286776-BC84-3C2C-BF2B-58A917A7AE41.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="84" width="140" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynBE286776-BC84-3C2C-BF2B-58A917A7AE41.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Exclusive: Iran's frontrunner for president speaks of his life battling US power - CSMonitor.com</title>
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Iran&rsquo;s smiling but immovable top nuclear negotiator,&nbsp;a revolutionary and wounded war veteran with a decades-old suspicion of the United States,&nbsp;has become a frontrunner in Iran&rsquo;s presidential race.
A&nbsp;47-year-old who ascended on the diplomatic fast-tr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18422857-exclusive-irans-frontrunner-for-president-speaks-of-his-life-battling-us-power-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18422857-exclusive-irans-frontrunner-for-president-speaks-of-his-life-battling-us-power-csmonitorcom</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>jalili</category><category>khameneis-choice</category><category>dull-and-dogmatic</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynFD54AE61-DC1B-F61A-AB54-979476830F2D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynFD54AE61-DC1B-F61A-AB54-979476830F2D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Two key candidates barred from Iran election - Middle East - Al Jazeera English</title>
<description><![CDATA[With Rafsanjani out, and Jalili the (perhaps) front runner, is there hope for reconciliation between Iran and the West?
As an ancillary question, will the regime steal the election this time as they did in 2009?&nbsp; If so, on behalf of which candidate?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[randomreturn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[randomreturn]]></source><link>http://randomreturn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18406809-two-key-candidates-barred-from-iran-election-middle-east-al-jazeera-english</link><guid>http://randomreturn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18406809-two-key-candidates-barred-from-iran-election-middle-east-al-jazeera-english</guid><category>iran</category><category>election</category><category>ahmadinejad</category><category>islam</category><category>world-news</category><category>rafsanjani</category><category>theocracy</category><category>shia</category><category>free-and-fair-elections</category><category>khameni</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:18:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=randomreturnE270D986-788C-CE5B-7D1E-5FD7CA85BB72.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="198" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=randomreturnE270D986-788C-CE5B-7D1E-5FD7CA85BB72.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari on Censorship in Iran </title>
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This event was hosted by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. In conversation with Iranian-Canadian film director Maziar Bahari and Committee to Protect Journalist's Executive Director Joel Simon, Jon Stewart explored issues ranging from incarceration and torture&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18403894-jon-stewart-and-maziar-bahari-on-censorship-in-iran</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18403894-jon-stewart-and-maziar-bahari-on-censorship-in-iran</guid><category>iran</category><category>journalism</category><category>jon-stewart</category><category>world-news</category><category>censorship</category><category>bahari</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:52:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCj_GFO2AcU" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kCj_GFO2AcU/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Headscarves and long tunics don't stop Iranian women from practising parkour | The Observers</title>
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Despite having to practise in unwieldy clothing &ndash; not to mention having to stay on the lookout for police - Iranian women are getting into the sport of parkour. Some even create videos in which they show off their skills, and post them online. One of these brave women tel&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400786-headscarves-and-long-tunics-dont-stop-iranian-women-from-practising-parkour-the-observers</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400786-headscarves-and-long-tunics-dont-stop-iranian-women-from-practising-parkour-the-observers</guid><category>sports</category><category>iran</category><category>parkour</category><category>you-go-girls</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE24AF49C-ECE5-94B1-10A1-703F280C14B5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="170" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE24AF49C-ECE5-94B1-10A1-703F280C14B5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="51" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mehr News Leaks Unconfirmed List of Candidates | Iran Pulse: Must-Reads from Iran Today</title>
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Mehr News has published an unconfirmed list of approved candidates leaked from the Interior Ministry. The Guardian Council presented their list of approved candidates today to the minister of interior, who will make the official announcement tomorrow.&nbsp;
According to the Me&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400430-mehr-news-leaks-unconfirmed-list-of-candidates-iran-pulse-must-reads-from-iran-today</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400430-mehr-news-leaks-unconfirmed-list-of-candidates-iran-pulse-must-reads-from-iran-today</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>pah</category><category>presidential-candidates-list-leaked</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE119FF2F-85A5-95C0-FBCD-3A35C447C767.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="116" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE119FF2F-85A5-95C0-FBCD-3A35C447C767.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="35" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ahmadinejad cancels his third trip &amp;#8211; Iran 2013 presidential elections | The Iran-Israel Observer</title>
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Ahmadinejad has just&nbsp;cancelled his third trip in a week (2&nbsp;domestic&nbsp;and 1 foreign). Something must be going on.&nbsp;
In my opinion the most probable cause is lobbying.
&nbsp;Its quite possible that he has realized that his colleague Meshai may not be approved &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400016-ahmadinejad-cancels-his-third-trip-iran-2013-presidential-elections-the-iran-israel-observer</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400016-ahmadinejad-cancels-his-third-trip-iran-2013-presidential-elections-the-iran-israel-observer</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>presidential-elections</category><category>what-are-they-going-to-do</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynAEA08BA5-A78C-EE26-C534-EC6F75AB8A5C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynAEA08BA5-A78C-EE26-C534-EC6F75AB8A5C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>In Iran, disputes over foreign policy divide presidential candidates </title>
<description><![CDATA[Relief for Iran&rsquo;s ailing economy will be the top priority of Iranians on June 14, when they vote to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president. Foreign policy, however, will take on extra significance in the election, as Iran struggles to undo the economic and diplomatic isol&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18383665-in-iran-disputes-over-foreign-policy-divide-presidential-candidates</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18383665-in-iran-disputes-over-foreign-policy-divide-presidential-candidates</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>foreign-policy</category><category>iranian-elections</category><category>foreign-policy-disputes-dividing-candidates</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:54:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan5EDDF525-83D5-9468-750C-AFB6F5FF4329.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan5EDDF525-83D5-9468-750C-AFB6F5FF4329.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Syria: From Civil War to Regional Conflict, The Global Consequences of US Diplomatic Failure In Syria</title>
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&nbsp;"I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level." &nbsp;--Muammar Gaddafi&nbsp;

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Carr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Amir Carr]]></source><link>http://amircarr2000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366169-syria-from-civil-war-to-regional-conflict-the-global-consequences-of-us-diplomatic-failure-in-syria</link><guid>http://amircarr2000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366169-syria-from-civil-war-to-regional-conflict-the-global-consequences-of-us-diplomatic-failure-in-syria</guid><category>turkey</category><category>russia</category><category>israel</category><category>pakistan</category><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>war</category><category>syria</category><category>jordan</category><category>ahmadinejad</category><category>civil-war</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>world-news</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>hezbollah</category><category>news-events</category><category>al-nusra-front</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200057E7A4E1-438A-01FF-E554-9F24B28B40BA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="206" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200057E7A4E1-438A-01FF-E554-9F24B28B40BA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Yakhot Surface to Surface Missile System sold by Russia to Bashar Al Assad, and delivered last week in the sum of 2 Bastion Weapons Systems and 72 Missiles to be used against ocean based targets.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200071BC5B0D-1E28-3118-45AB-91C223B5FC2B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="232" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200071BC5B0D-1E28-3118-45AB-91C223B5FC2B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tactical use of Russian missiles against sea based targets such as NATO, Israeli navies.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000D93B47FC-35E7-016F-6429-1CB0B3F074EA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000D93B47FC-35E7-016F-6429-1CB0B3F074EA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The human death toll in Lebanon increases as the Syrian Civil War, engulfs its neighbors.  What started as a local conflict now includes Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar. A disastrous regional conflict with global repercussions. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20001C3673A4-CD9D-3405-F934-CB0A6F8C205E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20001C3673A4-CD9D-3405-F934-CB0A6F8C205E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An estimated 90,000 people have been killed in the Syrian Civil War, with over a million displaced.  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20004314A6AA-60E3-C60C-C4FA-ACFBCF7B458B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20004314A6AA-60E3-C60C-C4FA-ACFBCF7B458B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000DBA83256-B2E3-64E5-CA0E-E8861CAD061C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000DBA83256-B2E3-64E5-CA0E-E8861CAD061C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The global consequences of a regional war in the Middle East may be UNTHINKABLE, yet in reality are quite possible.  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000033BBA56-723E-AA69-AE28-B97D389BF4C9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000033BBA56-723E-AA69-AE28-B97D389BF4C9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;If Gaddafi could have done anything different, what would it have been?  The actions of Bashar Al Assad are quite telling in this context. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000B7351CB0-CA1F-7981-086D-D26C9E886162.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000B7351CB0-CA1F-7981-086D-D26C9E886162.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This map demonstrates the sheer sizes of the unfolding regional conflict which stretches from NATO member state of Turkey to the Chinese and Indian borders.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20007B0BC3DB-708D-7B36-7B10-306740655D74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20007B0BC3DB-708D-7B36-7B10-306740655D74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This demographic demonstrates the IMBALANCE of power which has traditionally been concentrated into the hands of the minority Alawite sect highlighted in red.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June | Fox News</title>
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Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential election.
&nbsp;Col. Rasool Sanaeirad says a "possible riot in Tehran could spread" to other regions. He claim&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377644-irans-revolutionary-guard-warns-against-possible-post-election-turmoil-in-june-fox-news</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377644-irans-revolutionary-guard-warns-against-possible-post-election-turmoil-in-june-fox-news</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>a-warning</category><category>after-the-elections</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:30:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Who Are Iran&amp;#039;s Voters? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East</title>
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&nbsp;Young voters are not as numerous as they were in 2009 when they poured into the streets and created the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s first serious political crisis. But, compared with 19% in the US, Iran's young voters are still quite a force to be reckoned with.
&nbsp;The s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18361403-who-are-irans-voters-al-monitor-the-pulse-of-the-middle-east</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18361403-who-are-irans-voters-al-monitor-the-pulse-of-the-middle-east</guid><category>iran</category><category>voters</category><category>world-news</category><category>demographics</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:43:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn4550E1AA-1E34-6FBF-5195-36BA5DD6BC87.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn4550E1AA-1E34-6FBF-5195-36BA5DD6BC87.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Commentary: Bomb, Coerce or Contain Iran </title>
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Like many foreign-policy challenges facing the United States&mdash;from Syria  to North Korea&mdash;there are no good options for dealing with Iran.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[etva]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[etva]]></source><link>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18360260-commentary-bomb-coerce-or-contain-iran</link><guid>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18360260-commentary-bomb-coerce-or-contain-iran</guid><category>iran</category><category>analysis</category><category>nuclear-weapons</category><category>world-news</category><category>us-foreign-policy</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etva5FC778B1-B758-193A-31FE-DCE55E54FD9B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="369" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etva5FC778B1-B758-193A-31FE-DCE55E54FD9B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="111" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>EA WorldView - Home - Iran Today: Still No Unity&amp;nbsp;Candidate</title>
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Presidential Election Watch --- Jalili Edition
Jalili Extends Social Media Presence
Supreme National Security Council secretary, Perseverance Front member and Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, who has shown savvy use of social media in the opening stages of his pre-campaig&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18359245-ea-worldview-home-iran-today-still-no-unitynbspcandidate</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18359245-ea-worldview-home-iran-today-still-no-unitynbspcandidate</guid><category>iran</category><category>world-news</category><category>presidential-campaign</category><category>jalili</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:55:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>