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Cell Phone Service Reported Out in Iran After Election

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Sat Jun 13, 2009 at 01:45:36 PM EST
Tags: Iran (all tags)
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Cell phone service around Tehran is currently down. Clashes have erupted.

According to Peiknet (and a translation I received by e-mail),

Telephone communication between Tehran and the rest of Iran has been completely disconnected. This corresponds with the beginnings of the arrests of the opposition. It is suspected that this is being orchestrated by the son of Mojtaba Khamenei son of The Supreme Leader, Ali.

CliffLyon at Daily Kos is following the breaking developments.

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    I don't get it (none / 0) (#1)
    by andgarden on Sat Jun 13, 2009 at 02:07:15 PM EST
    The Iranian presidency isn't worth stealing. At least, so I thought.

    The real decision makers (none / 0) (#2)
    by Cards In 4 on Sat Jun 13, 2009 at 06:10:48 PM EST
    were not on the ballot.  Any real reformers were not allowed on the ballot.

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    Let's hope the people prevail (none / 0) (#3)
    by Dadler on Sat Jun 13, 2009 at 07:51:04 PM EST
    Pres. Ahmafu*ckinidiot may have just dug his own grave by "winning" this election.  Or not.  I guess we shall see.  And hope.  My thoughts are with the Iranian people.

    The best part is we, the U.S., can offer no sort of credible criticism at all.  We can barely run our own elections, and there's still that thing where we overthrew the first democratically elected government there and installed a tyrant.

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