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POPSThe Latest From Iran What should President Obama do about Iran? He can do what he does best: Talk. He should roll out the TOTUS and give the Iranian mullahs and moguls an old-fashioned spanking. Complete with direct quotes from the Koran. Alas, this will not happen. Dr. Charles Krauthammer this week said of President Obama: “All hangs in the balance. The Khamenei regime is deciding whether to do a Tiananmen. And what side is the Obama administration taking? None.” Ouch. I feel the pain not for the target of Dr. Krauthammer’s words, but for the rest of us. 53% of the nation gave 100% of the world a leader of the free world someone who, when danger comes, dares to vote " present. Such a timorous approach to adversity is decidedly James Buchanan-like, as opposed to Harry Trumanesque or John Kennedyesque. There is much intelligence in not taking unnecessary risks. There is greater ignorance in trying to avoid all risks at all times.
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POPSIran protests: live blogging @Guardian
2.15pm: Witnesses: police using tear gas, water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters in Tehran, says a flash on AP. Supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi demonstrate in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images 2.25pm: One person has been killed in an explosion near the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran, according to the Fars News Agency. Two people were injured, Reuters quotes it saying. State TV has the same report, according to AP. 2.20pm: There are heavy clashes on Azadi Street, and chants of death to Khamenei, according to this regularly updated live blog from Iran. It also reports intense clashes on Enghelab Square. It's impossible to verify this at the moment. 2.15pm: Witnesses: police using tear gas, water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters in Tehran, says a flash on AP. Realtime results for #iranelection @TWITTER http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23iranelection
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