Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 1

4-Jan-2010

POLITICAL COMMENT

Political Comment (4 January 2010)

The death of Ayatollah Montazeri has breathed new life into the opposition movement in Iran. Israel is proceeding with plans to colonize east Jerusalem. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Damascus signals a new era in relations between the two countries.

Montazeri's Death Reignites Protests

So far, the Iranian authorities' strategy in confronting the...