U.S. Perspective on Iran

U.S. Scrambles for Information on Iran : "As President Obama and his advisers watch the drama unfolding in Tehran, they are having to cope with a frustrating lack of reliable information — about the clashes between the police and protesters, about the strength of the opposition movement and, most of all, about the divisions within the ranks of Iran’s powerful clerics..."
NY Times

Layers of Armed Forces Wielding Power of Law: "The Revolutionary Guards, the Praetorian guard that has long protected the government of Iran, posted a notice on its Web site on Monday saying that further protests would not be tolerated..."
NY Times

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