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Monday, June 25, 2007

Poverty in Iran

Former Iranian prime minister , Mir Hossein Moussavi, said pictures of impoverished minors and statistics showed 20 percent of Tehran children were homeless.

His comments come at a time of increasing concern about Iran's economy, with MPs and economists warning that the policies of Ahmedinejad risk further fueling rising inflation.

The country is also grappling with problems of unemployment for its booming youth population as well as drug addiction and juvenile delinquency.

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