Iran: External pressure, internal divisions challenge Tehran

By: Vesta Monitor, Payvand Iran News, September 3, 2012 There is no doubt that the Iranian leaders are feeling the heat on all fronts: nuclear, Syrian, economic, internal affairs. Western sanctions have been very damaging. They seem to have worked more effectively than were expected due to significant economic mismanagement by the government. On the internal affairs front the increasing differences between the Supreme Leader camp and the Ahmadinejad camp have prevented the regime to adopt a unified stance against the ongoing international pressures.

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