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Noted FYI:
Iran has passed a law requiring immigration officials to fingerprint US passport holders despite President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s opposition to the measure.
A spokesman for the Guardian Council, a constitutional watchdog that must vet all bills before they become law, announced the approval of the legislation today, the official Iranian News Agency reported.
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Ahmadinejad last month said he was against the bill because has no quarrel with ordinary Americans.
The power to cancel the law lies with Parliament and the guardian council, which must pass a new legislation that annuls the measure.
Conservatives drafted the law in retaliation for the US requirement that Iranian visitors be fingerprinted. … Article
