BBC (Tuesday): Iranian election dispute widens

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From the BBC Online
Dated Tuesday January 13 12:53 GMT (4:53 am PST)

Iranian election dispute widens

A political crisis in Iran sparked by the disqualification of candidates for next month's polls is intensifying.
Vice-President Mohammad Sattarifar has warned that the government may resign if there is no resolution, reports say.
The BBC's Jim Muir says this did not amount to a specific threat, but was a clear sign of possible consequences.
Hardliners, however, are urging the unelected body which vets candidates to uphold its ban on more than 2,000 supporters of reform from standing.

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