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Watching Obama from Tehran
[Pajamas Media] Meir Javedanfar - Increased international support and credibility for the U.S. represents a serious challenge to Iran. "A hawk in a dove's outfit" is the way Iran's Keyhan newspaper described Obama in a front-page article the day after his election. Jomhuriye Eslami headlined its editorial: "That Black Man Will Never Change U.S. Policy." These two newspapers are close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and this is a strong indication of how worried Iran's leadership is. The author runs Middle East Economic and Political Analysis.