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29 Dec 2011

Despite threats, Iran unlikely to block oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz

Despite its latest warnings in response to the possibility of a Western oil boycott, Iran is unlikely to make good on its repeated threats to close the Strait of Hormuz because the Islamic Republic needs the strategic waterway as much as or more than its adversaries, analysts say.
Despite its latest warnings in response to the possibility of a Western oil boycott, Iran is unlikely to make good on...

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29 Dec 2011

Iranian exiles living in Camp Ashraf agree to move, ending standoff with Iraq government

The head of an Iranian exile group holed up at a camp in Iraq said Wednesday that the first of the camp s residents are ready to move to a new location picked by the Iraqi government, solving a potential crisis. The announcement Wednesday by Maryam Rajavi, the Paris-based leader of the group, averted what could have been a bloody showdown with Iraqi authorities if the residents had refused to move.
The head of an Iranian exile group holed up at a camp in Iraq said Wednesday that the first of the camp s residents are...
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27 Dec 2011

In Iran, Ahmadinejad joins battle over women’s fashions

In the Islamic republic of Iran, the law requires women to cover their hair and bodies in public. But how to do so remains up to them, and the result is persistent confusion in the streets. Now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is stepping into the dispute. He wants to settle it by promoting government-approved apparel for women, garments intended to introduce an array of clothes that are Islamic and beautiful at the same time. Hard-liners are not amused. They say that the new designs encourage "Western values." But at a recent government-sponsored fashion show, young women and their mothers gazed approvingly at the plastic mannequins showcasing the new coats and scarves.
In the Islamic republic of Iran, the law requires women to cover their hair and bodies in public. But how to do so...

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