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Advisor to the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and hopeful conservative presidential candidate, Ali Akbar Velayati (C) waves as he leaves after a campaign rally in Tehran on June 2, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
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In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader’s office, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, foreground right, attends a graduation ceremony of a group of Revolutionary Guard members, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader)
Iran plans to close borders and beef up security as election approaches
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s deputy interior minister Ali Abdollahi has announced that a comprehensive security plan has been prepared to close down various borders for the presidential election on June 14, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency. “Based on the costly...Caption:
Foreign tourists visit the Hatshepsut Temple, in the ancient southern city of Luxor, Egypt. (AP Photo)
Egyptians Wary of Influx of Iranian Tourists
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptians are growing wary of the potential increased activities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in their country, and the spread of the Shi’a doctrine there, through the door of tourism. These fears are mounting in light...Caption:
Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh (R) discusses with a member of the Iranian delegation during the Board of Governors meeting at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 6, 2013. (ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images)