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Mousavi and Karoubi Arrested: Iran’s Ticking Time Bomb

There was a spattering of protests across Iran Tuesday, after two major opposition leaders were arrested. Omid Memarian on the exposed rift in the government and the endurance of the Green Movement.

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Left to right: Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi. (Photo: Behrouz Mehri, AFP / Getty Images)

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