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Iran election tensions increase


Iranian MPs passed the reform bill
in an emergency session

A row over Iran's elections next month is escalating, with reformists condemning a conservative veto of a bill to resolve the political crisis.

MPs said the veto would make a boycott of 20 February elections more likely and lead to greater political chaos.

The Guardians Council rejected Sunday's bill, which sought to overturn a ban on thousands of reformist candidates in the elections.

Analysts say MPs must decide whether to submit the bill to a higher body.

The Expediency Council, headed by former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, is meant to mediate in disputes between the parliament and the Guardians' Council.

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