Tuesday, December 16, 2008

THE TANGLED US-IRAN KNOT, Part 3

Economy, ties with West key to polls

By Gareth Porter
Asia Times

"The main issue in Iran's June 2009 presidential election will be the country's dire economic woes and President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's role in them. The challenger - expected to emerge from the moderate camp - will also charge that Ahmadinejad has mismanaged relations with Europe, while Ahmadinejad will accuse his foe of conspiring with the West. Therein lies the deep rift within the country....."

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