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		<title>Must Watch &#8211; The Stream &#8211; &#8220;Parazit: Voice of America or voice of the people?&#8221; &#8211; Two tweets from Iran News Now featured</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/11/must-watch-the-stream-parazit-voice-of-america-or-voice-of-the-people-two-tweets-from-iran-news-now-featured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a must watch show. Watch it and let us know what you think. The show raised many interesting questions. Stay tuned for an Iran News Now special, an in-depth look at the show and evaluation of the discussion, with viewpoints from Dave Siavashi.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Analysis: The Pattern of Confrontation &#8212; Obama Wins, Regime Wins, Iranian People Lose</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Siavashi writes for EA: According to The Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration has quietly drawn up plans to provide a key Persian Gulf ally with thousands of advanced &#8220;bunker-buster&#8221; bombs and other munitions, part of a stepped-up U.S. effort to build a regional coalition to counter Iran. An interesting announcement in itself, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Special Analysis (Part 1): The Nuclear Report &#8211; &#8220;May&#8221; Is Not &#8220;Definitely&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/11/iran-special-analysis-part-1-the-nuclear-report-may-is-not-definitely/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let's start with the "smoking gun" statement from the IAEA that does not exactly smoke]]></description>
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		<title>Special (Part 2): Iran’s Opposition Steps Up</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/09/special-iran%e2%80%99s-opposition-steps-up-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internal conflict between President Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, and the loss of close allies like Syria will play a significant role in delegitimizing the Iranian regime. ]]></description>
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		<title>Special (Part 1): Where is Iran’s Opposition?</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/09/special-where-is-iran%e2%80%99s-opposition-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years later, as the Arab Spring has dominated the region many wonder whether the Green Movement is still alive and if there is hope for reform in Iran.]]></description>
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		<title>Life in Iran&#8217;s Metaphorical &#8220;Green Zone&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/03/life-in-irans-metaphorical-green-zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a lime being squeezed, just as the iron fist of the regime is trying to tighten its grip, the Green Zone will expand and slip through its fingers.]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: Iran &#8211; February 27, 2011 &#8211; The pressure builds</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/live-blog-iran-february-27-2011-the-pressure-builds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[3:00AM GMT &#8211; February 28 We just came across this video that we had not seen, from the protests in Tehran on February 14 / 25 Bahman. It is being filmed by someone on a bus that captures the heavy security presence in the street. Nearing the end of the video, you can see regime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special: Kambize Rostami calls out Reza Aslan for failing to mention Iran in CNN interview</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/special-kambize-rostami-calls-out-reza-aslan-for-failing-to-mention-iran-in-cnn-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kambize Rostami Today, on February 26, 2011, CNN&#8217;s Don Lemon interviewed, Reza Aslan, author and commentator and self-professed expert on the Middle East. While Mr. Aslan&#8217;s answers seemed in line with the daily news coming out from the region, he did not provide any particularly insightful or extraordinary information. His comments about what is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: Iran &#8211; February 26 &#8211; Regime hypocrisy continues as opposition protests loom</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/live-blog-iran-february-26-regime-hypocrisy-continues-as-opposition-protests-loom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10:00AM GMT &#8211; February 27 We have started a running live-blog tracking the arrests Iran&#8217;s Green opposition leaders here. 7:50AM GMT Till now, the regime has not dared arrest the main opposition figures and leaders of the Green Movement. With confirmation by the very reliable Reza Sayah that Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran: &#8220;A marathon not a sprint&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/iran-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several days in Iran, the regime has consolidated steps it has been taking for months now towards putting Iranian opposition figures, Mir Hossein Mousavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi, under a type of permanent house arrest&#8211;a method that it has used in the past to silence individuals that it can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: Iran &#8211; February 21, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a live-blog report of events in Iran on February 21, 2011. The majority of the reports in this blog are sourced via social media. With regards to the videos and images in this live-blog, we are not affiliated with the people or groups that produced them and the posting of the content by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: Iran &#8211; After 25 Bahman &#8211; What comes next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[7:45AM GMT We had intended for our last update for the day to be the previous one, but felt that this interview of a protester, Sara, by Anderson Cooper is a must-see. She typifies the ordinary Iranians that have decided that they have to stand up for their rights. The interview is significant not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Mousavi-Karroubi request to hold a rally in support of Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings reveals hypocritical and totalitarian nature of regime</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/02/how-the-mousavi-karroubi-formal-request-to-hold-a-rally-in-support-of-tunisian-and-egyptian-uprisings-will-reveal-the-hypocritical-and-totalitarian-nature-of-the-regime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Facebook page that supports Mir Hossein Mousavi has posted a call for public-demonstrations &#8220;on Monday, Feb 14, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. (local time) from Imam Hossein Square to Azadi Square (Tehran) to show solidarity with the popular movements in the region and in particular the freedom-seeking movements of the Tunisian and Egyptian people against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt Revolution &#8211; Day 11 &#8211; Day of Departure, Friday of Farewell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a live-blog report on protests and unrest in Egypt on February 4, 2011. The information and videos in this report are sourced from various social media outlets, with Twitter being our primary source. We will do our best to interpret the events, but the situation is chaotic and information is difficult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNAP ANALYSIS: Elbaradei, The Muslim Brotherhood, and a Cautionary Note</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Originally posted in: Live-blog: The Egyptian Revolt – Day 6 – Beginning of the End?] Al Jazeera English has reported that the Muslim Brotherhood has confirmed that Elbaradei is considered by opposition groups to be the head of a coalition of the opposition groups. While there are some saying that it is not necessarily a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: The Egyptian Revolt &#8211; Day 6 &#8211; Beginning of the End?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a live-blog report on protests and unrest in Egypt and Lebanon on January 30, 2011. The information and videos in this report are sourced from various social media outlets, with Twitter being our primary source. We will do our best to interpret the events, but the situation is chaotic and information [...]]]></description>
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