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Iran closes down opposition daily
Jul 1, 2009, 7:23 GMT
Tehran - The Iranian government has ordered the closure of the opposition daily Etemad Melli, which belongs to defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi, the newspaper's website reported Wednesday.
The moderate cleric Karroubi, who also heads the Etemad Melli party, has refused to acknowledge the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which was confirmed on Monday.
Karroubi had harshly criticized the June 12 presidential election and accused the government of massive fraud.
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