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The official IRNA news agency says Iran’s top leadership has given full powers to the elite Revolutionary Guards as the sole military force in charge of defending the country’s territorial Persian Gulf waters.
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Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson, left, poses for photos during the NBA basketball team’s media day in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008.
