Laicie Heeley

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

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Director of Middle East Policy and Defense Policy at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

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Four years ago, widespread protests over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election appeared to  threaten Iran's clerical leadership. Some dissidents are still in jail.

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