Iran cleric says opposition leaders deserve death
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A prominent Iranian cleric says two opposition leaders placed under house arrest after the country's divisive 2009 presidential election deserve to be hanged.
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati didn't mention Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi by name. Instead, he referred to them as "leaders of sedition," a popular phrase used by hard-liners to describe them. Jannati made the comments in his Friday prayers sermon. State radio broadcast his remarks live. (AP)
