Iranian musician

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Los Angeles Times correspondent Borzou Daragahi tells us about a music teacher in Iran whose blindness has given him and his students an opportunity they wouldn’t otherwise have under strict Islamic law.

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Clashes at funeral of Iranian dissident cleric

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Iranian reformists have reportedly clashed with police after the funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri in the holy city of Qom. Montazeri, who died aged 87 of natural causes on Saturday night, had decried President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election in June as a fraud. Marco Werman talks with correspondent Borzou Daragahi, who is just back from a visit to Iran. Download MP3

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Development in the Arab world

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times about a new report on the obstacles that slow down progress in the Arab world. It’s by the United Nations, and it identifies several key problems in the region. They include: a surging population; struggling economies; weak environments; poor health care; lack of representative government and human rights abuses.

Iranian cleric issues threat to protesters

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times about the latest developments in Iran. A leading Iranian cleric today said opposition protesters were waging war against God and called on authorities to deal “severely and ruthlessly” with the leaders of the protests. Listen

Iran update

Host Marco Werman gets the latest from Teheran from Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times. Daragahi reports that Iranian authorities are pledging to teach a lesson to what they call “rioters”, and that there will be no re-run of the disputed June 12th election. Listen Read more on the Iran protests

Iran’s rollicking presidential debate

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, about reaction in Iran to President Obama’s speech, and about last night’s presidential debate in Tehran between the incumbent and his main challenger. Listen