In a sign of further loosening in the Islamic Republic, the Reformist daily Sharq last week published an interview with Alan Eyre (photo), the Farsi-speaking spokesman at the State Department. Eyre is often interviewed on Radio Farda and VOA, but he has been banned from the Tehran media. In July, just after President Rohani was elected, the Fars news agency published an interview with Eyre, but swiftly removed it from its website.