Rafsanajni clearly pulls away and refuses to stand next to Ahmadinejad, undoubtedly ruining a photo-op that could have been used for propaganda purposes by the Ahmadinejad-camp.
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Masoud Shafaee is an attorney and freelance Middle East analyst based in Washington, D.C. He holds a Juris Doctor from American University's Washington College of Law and a master's degree in international affairs from the School of International Service. He was born in Tehran and hails from California.
PUBLICATIONS:
For Iran, Setbacks Outweigh Gains in Arab Spring. World Politics Review, 05 August 2011.
In Iran, Disunity at a Time of Instability. The Huffington Post, 31 May 2011.
اگر موسوی برنده می شد Rooz, 08 June 2010.
What if Mousavi had won in Iran? The Guardian, 06 June 2010.
Iran Faces Down Its Grand Ayatollahs. World Politics Review, 12 January 2010.
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Iran's Greens Join the Fray. World Politics Review, 16 November 2009.
Interfering in Iran: Obama's Dilemma. World Politics Review, 03 September 2009.
Iran: What Comes Next? World Politics Review, 20 July 2009.
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