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          Eerie calm masks Iran tensions
          By Jeremy BoWen
          BBC Middle East editor, Tehran
          In the centre of Tehran there are many fewer security forces
          on the streets. A stadium where Basij militia - an arm of the
          Revolutionary Guard - were based is now being used for sport
          again.
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