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Viewpoint: The End of Iran's Green Revolution Newsweek International Newsweek.com: "Before and during the Jackson-induced media lull, the message got away from the opposition and was badly warped in the Western press. Inside Iran, throngs gathered on the streets not because they wanted liberal democracy but because, in the words of Ali Larijani—the conservative speaker of the parliament and a close ally of the Supreme Leader—'the majority of Iranians don't believe the election.' Anger is why Iranians coursed through the capital: young, old, bearded, clean-shaven, chador-clad, pious, secular, and Chanel-wearing fashionistas all wanted to register their disapproval of what they believed to be a rigged vote. It was that simple"

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West 'seeks Iran disintegration'

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West 'seeks Iran disintegration': "Western powers are seeking to undermine Iran by spreading 'anarchy and vandalism', the foreign ministry says.
A spokesman said foreign media were 'mouthpieces' of enemy governments seeking Iran's disintegration."
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