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Did You Know? "In 1979, Ayatollah Khomenei said Iran needed to return to Islamic values and cleanse itself of what he termed 'Westoxification'.  Protesters chant 'Independence, Freedom, Iranian republic'  Today's protesters, largely young city-dwellers, have inverted the chant to'Estaghlal, Azadi, Jomhuriye Irani' (Eng: Independence, Freedom, Iranian Republic)," according to BBC News. http://bit.ly/9Ra82o

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WP: "Iran closed a leading newspaper and magazine critical of the government on Monday, further silencing dissenting voices in the Islamic republic after months of anti-government demonstrations." http://bit.ly/aJMs5O
 
Reuters: "China stood its ground that diplomacy was the best way to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, as U.S. diplomats arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks on Tehran and North Korea's atomic ambitions." http://nyti.ms/burATl
 
Reuters: "Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday there was still room for diplomacy rather than sanctions to produce a solution to the dispute with Iran over its nuclear program." http://nyti.ms/cwo9Cf
 

Nuclear Program

WSJ: "Caterpillar Inc. has prohibited its non-U.S. subsidiaries from accepting orders known to be headed to Iran, the heavy-equipment manufacturer said in a letter to a lobbyist group.  Caterpillar, of Peoria, Ill., has acknowledged in the past that its equipment is sold in Iran despite U.S. sanctions that prohibit most American exports to the Islamic Republic." http://bit.ly/aWSnvQ
 
Reuters: "The new UN nuclear agency chief said his report Iran could be trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile was factual and impartial, rejecting Iranian suggestions he was biased towards Western powers." http://bit.ly/c8bDJl
 
FOX News: "Caterpillar, the giant American construction equipment company, has announced it will make sure its earth movers and bulldozers no longer end up in Iranian hands.  Questions about whether Caterpillar equipment may have helped build some of the secret tunnels or underground bunkers that hide Iran's disputed nuclear facilities were raised by the group, United Against Nuclear Iran." http://bit.ly/93i1aq

Human Rights
 
AP: "The Tehran prosecutor says an internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker has been detained as he hosted guests at his home.  The state IRNA news agency says Jafar Panahi was taken into custody late Monday." http://nyti.ms/cMsxNF
 
LAT: "This is what it's like to be a reporter in today's Iran: To cover the recent anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, you had to wear a bright yellow bib identifying you as a journalist and sit in a designated area where you could hear and see President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speak, but not the thousands of protesters nearby.  But this is also what it's like to be a reporter in today's Iran: You see ordinary people on the bus on the way to work and shopping for groceries in the market." http://bit.ly/chJPhZ

Foreign Affairs

Reuters: "Iran launched a fierce verbal assault on the West on Monday, charging some European countries of subjecting Muslim communities to insult and violence and suggesting the United States and Europe aided terrorism." http://bit.ly/aINiB8
 
Reuters: "Iran's air force will soon test a new version of a 2000-pound guided-bomb, a top Iranian military commander said on Monday." http://bit.ly/bLaTyz

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