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February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Iran, Middle East

While the Iranian standoff continues with European oil sanctions and American vessels crossing the Straits of Hormuz, time is left in Iran to deal with more significant threats. Just last week, Iranian officials sentenced Aria Aramnejad, a singer, to 10 months in prison. His crime was a song, “Ali Barkhiz” (“Rise up Ali”), written following the Ashura uprising of 2009 [...]

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La lógica de un complot

January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Iran, Spanish

ElDiarioExterior Cuando se conoció la noticia del complot iraní para asesinar al embajador saudí en Estados Unidos Adel al-Jubeir, muchos reaccionaron con escepticismo. Para algunos observadores occidentales, el hecho de que un régimen islámico cooperase con traficantes mexicanos de drogas, y la naturaleza aparentemente torpe de la operación entera, arrojan dudas sobre la validez de [...]

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