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A site entitled 'The Tehranis' has reported of the empty shelves in food stores: "People in the Sar-Cheshmeh area of Tehran bought everything there was to buy in stores and now Sar-Cheshmeh is as dead as a graveyard, devoid of all items and products."
Masih Alinejad: The Economic Crisis in Iran Masih Alinejad 2012
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The headline in the government-owned daily newspaper Etelaat last Oct. 20: "Gasoline is Choking Tehranis."
International Sanctions Are Hurting Iran Amir Taheri 2011
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Most Tehranis did not have easy access to Twitter, which in any case was not a well-known tool of organizing or even venting in that country.
Parvez Sharma: Inshaallah Twitter Parvez Sharma 2011
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A site entitled 'The Tehranis' has reported of the empty shelves in food stores: "People in the Sar-Cheshmeh area of Tehran bought everything there was to buy in stores and now Sar-Cheshmeh is as dead as a graveyard, devoid of all items and products."
Masih Alinejad: The Economic Crisis in Iran Masih Alinejad 2012
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On this point, we should give at least some credit to the Baku Iran watcher's source--while everyone he knew allegedly voted for Mousavi, he acknowledged that most Iranians saw the post-election fallout as "an issue for Tehranis".
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Walking on drab and broken sidewalks, Tehranis would lock eyes on the flowers, and I saw their faces brighten like a blessing as they were swept away from the tough daily grind to a lush Garden of Eden.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
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When I asked why he was not afraid to go around Tehran with a briefcase full of drugs in broad daylight, she informed me that he was a bassij (paramilitary soldier) who securely delivered drugs to the affluent north Tehranis with his motorcycle!
Setareh Sabety: Psyche Spinner: Iran's Poorest on Drugs 2010
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Tehranis spoke of him as a miracle worker who transformed the city of twelve million.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
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On this point, we should give at least some credit to the Baku Iran watcher's source--while everyone he knew allegedly voted for Mousavi, he acknowledged that most Iranians saw the post-election fallout as "an issue for Tehranis".
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On this point, we should give at least some credit to the Baku Iran watcher's source--while everyone he knew allegedly voted for Mousavi, he acknowledged that most Iranians saw the post-election fallout as "an issue for Tehranis".
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