As new U.S.and U.N.economic sanctions are a response step up the pressure on Iran's economy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is urging his countrymen to change their habits.

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It appears that he was included as a member of the working group in response to pressure from activists and the media.

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He has already begun to water down the Hartz commission's labour-market proposals, his government's supposed flagship reform, in response to pressure from the unions.

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Over the past decade, largely in response to pressure from international financial institutions, the number of local research posts has been cut by almost half.

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