Iran Elections

Election Humiliation For Ahmadinejad

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.05.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's support in Iran's parliament crumbled as final results released Saturday showed conservative riva...

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Iran's Parliamentary Vote: The Beginning of the End of Ahmadinejad

Angie Ahmadi | Posted 05.12.2012

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Last Friday, Iran held its first elections since the controversial 2009 presidential contest, which led to the near-elimination of pro-reform political forces in the Islamic Republic. For this reason, the parliamentary vote should be viewed as an unrepresentative sham -- nothing more than a selection process amongst the ruling conservative elite.

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"Dear Ahmadinejad": Revisiting Petr Lom's Letters to the President

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 05.06.2012

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Letters to the President turned out to be a film which undeniably proved that there are as many opinions as there are people in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Netanyahu and the Iran War Option

Ali Fatemi | Posted 05.04.2012

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A closer examination of Mr. Netanyahu's record and his philosophical approach to the problems of Middle East leads us to conclude that the talk of war is more than rhetoric and, indeed, indicative of his intent.

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Ahmadinejad Rivals Rack Up Parliamentary Wins

AP | By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.03.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on course Saturday to gain firm control of parliament after elections th...

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Conservative Factions Face Off In Iranian Elections

AP | BY NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.02.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — The younger sister of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday failed to win a parliamentary seat in Ahmadinejad's hometown as the ...

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Hardliners Face Off In Vote

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

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By Parisa Hafezi and Zahra Hosseinian TEHRAN, March 2 (Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election expected to re...

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Everything You Need To Know On Iran's Upcoming Elections

AP/Reuters/The Huffington Post | NASSER KARIMI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.01.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name will be nowhere on Friday's ballots. But the voting for parliament seats will be very much about ...

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A Feather in the Hawks' Cap: Iran's March Parliamentary Elections

Madison Schramm | Posted 04.04.2012

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By silencing reformist candidates, Tehran's leadership is doing the country a disservice. The biggest threat to Iranian sovereignty isn't domestic dissent, but government repression.

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Iran Mounts Harsh New Web Crackdown

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 01.06.2012

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Iran is mounting new clampdowns on Internet expression, including rules that will impose layers of surveillance in the country's popular Internet cafe...

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Power Struggles Rage As Iran Prepares For Elections

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 10.16.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's internal power struggles are shifting into election mode with hard-line political forces banding together t...

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Ahmadinejad Slams Allies' Arrest As 'Politically Motivated'

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.29.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's embattled president fired back Wednesday after a wave of arrests against his allies, claiming it's part of a "politically ...

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Dr. Hossein Ziai Says Iran May See Another Revolution

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Hossein Ziai is the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar chair at UCLA where he is also a tenured full professor of Islamic and Iranian studies and the d...

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Another Hunger Strike? Is Anyone Listening to The Iranians?

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few years after the revolution, Monel fled the country after being beaten in a rally to protest the new regime's imposition of conservative clothing that forced women to don chadors.

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Iran Torture Trials Begin

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — The trial in Iran opened Tuesday for 12 suspects accused of torturing to death three anti-government protesters tortured in priso...

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Iran at a Crossroads

Patrick Disney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran-watchers are struggling with the cognitive dissonance of it all: how can you still oppose war but support the dismantling of the Islamic theocracy?

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Sarah Palin's Jihad

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

Palin's comment about Iran reflects an ongoing effort by conservatives to cast Obama as soft on terrorism, and mirrors much of the media coverage following the foiled Christmas Day attack.

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Some in Congress Get Smart on Iran

Patrick Disney | Posted 05.25.2011

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When it comes to sanctions, bigger is not always better. If Washington wants to do something on Iran, it should first stop helping the Ahmadinejad government repress its people.

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Iran Gets First Woman Minister

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a broad mandate Thursday as parliament backed his main Cabinet choices – naming the ...

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Public Opinion in Tehran: Can Iran's Presidential Elections Influence Change?

Shirin Mohammadi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The problem with boycotting Iranian elections is that it is more likely to worsen the situation, as proven by the 9th presidential elections.

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Iran Trial Charges Journalists With "Lying"

CPJ | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fourth session of the mass trial of more than 100 opposition figures, including journalists, took place in Tehran today. The Committee to Protect ...

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Obama Should Congratulate Ahmadinejad

Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are several good reasons why president Barack Obama should join dozens of other world leaders who have extended congratulations to Iran's duly re-elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Salon: Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Salon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aug. 3, 2009 | Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? The two differ in many key respects, of course, but it is remarkable how similar they are...

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Happy Inauguration Day, Dr. Ahmadinejad: Don't Count on Success

Jamsheed K. Choksy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Next week Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term in office as Iran's president. He faces a hornets' nest.

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Shahpour Kazemi, Mousavi Brother-In-Law, Arrested In Iran

AP | NASSER KARIMI and LEE KEATH | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — The wife of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said Thursday that her 62-year-old brother is among the hundreds arrested in Ir...

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