[Reuters] Alireza Ronaghi - Iranian reformist parliamentarians on Saturday blamed President Ahmadinejad's government for failing to prevent UN sanctions. "The only way to pass the crisis is to build confidence...but holding a Holocaust conference and financing the Hamas government creates mistrust and tension," said Noureddin Pirmoazzen, the spokesman of parliament's reformist faction. The reformers made a strong showing at local council elections in December, with many voters worried about Iran's increasing diplomatic isolation and economic problems.
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