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  Then and now
Compare images from the 1979 Iranian Revolution to scenes from 2009 post-election unrest

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Iranian filmmaker awarded
Nov. 25: He's best known for his award-winning film Kandahar, but these days the exiled Iranian film maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf makes himself heard as a spokesman for the opposition in his country of birth - and a fierce critic of the regime in charge in Tehran. ITV's arts correspondent Nicholas Glass reports.

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  Who rules Iran?
NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel breaks down the power structure within the Islamic republic.

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  Iran election sparks violence
Opponents cry foul after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is declared the victor.

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  Mystical populist: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Watch an in-depth profile of the Iranian president: firebrand, soccer fan and true believer in Khomeini's Islamic Revolution. Produced by Baruch Ben-Chorin.

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