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Supreme Leader Shows Ahmadinejad He Holds The Stronger Cards

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 12.19.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — In the ongoing political skirmishes among Iran's leadership, it was the equivalent of bringing out the heavy ammunition: The coun...

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Iran President Wants To Push Ahead With Developing Nuclear Weapons: Report

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 09.21.2011

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VIENNA — Iran's president wants to shed the nation's secrecy and forge ahead openly with developing nuclear weapons but is opposed by the cleric...

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Shiism, Nationalism, and the Past Clash in Modern Iran

Jamsheed K. Choksy | Posted 05.25.2011

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A revival of Iranian nationalism is generating confrontation not just between Iran's two traditions of state and faith, but between those within the ruling class who champion secularism versus those who still espouse theocracy

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Iran Inmates 'Tortured To Death'

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of Iran's defeated opposition presidential candidates has said some protesters held after July's disputed poll were tortured to death in prison....

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Ahmadinejad Swearing In Raises Fears Crack Down Will Intensify

csmonitor.com | Iason Athanasiadis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Istanbul, Turkey - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was officially inaugurated for a second term Wednesday, killing the slim hopes his opponents ...

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Iran Elections: Political Effects To Be Felt Across Region

Inter Press Service | Helena Cobban | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Jun 26 (IPS) - As the political crisis that erupted after Iran's Jun. 12 elections enters its third week, it is becoming evident that th...

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Iran Presidential Debate Sparks Controversy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran's televised presidential debate Wednesday between incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and leading contender Mir Hussein Mousavi sparked a controversy w...

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Mohsen Rezai: Ex-Revolutionary Guard Chief Enters Iranian Presidential Race

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezai, has registered as a candidate for the presidential election next month....

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Iran Election: Candidate Mousavi Using Wife To Attract Women's Vote

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mir Hossein Mousavi, the centrist candidate in Iran's June presidential elections, may be an old hand in politics but he certainly has a modern style ...

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Gibbs: Ahmadinejad's Remarks Affirm Obama's Decision Not To Attend UN Conference

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs stated Monday that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric at a UN conference on world racism affir...

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Iran Election: Ahmadinejad Set To Win Despite Tumultuous Times

EurasiaNet | Posted 05.25.2011

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By any measure, March has been a horrendous month for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, one that has seen him suffer a humiliating political defe...

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Khatami Pulls Out Of Iranian Presidential Race

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's most prominent reformist, former President Mohammed Khatami, pulled out of the race against the country's hard-line presid...

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Mir Hossein Mousavi Enters Iranian Presidential Race

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — An influential former Iranian prime minister said Tuesday that he will run in the upcoming presidential election, posing what cou...

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Iranian Leader's Christmas Message Prompts Outcry

The Independent | Ian Johnston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, delivered Channel 4's alternative Christmas address yesterday, sending a message of "happiness, prosperity...

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Unpopular Ahmadinejad Favored To Win Re-Election

McClatchy Newspapers | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- In many other countries it would be a slam-dunk for the opposition: The president is increasingly unpopular, his economic policies are...

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Christiane Amanpour: 'Axis of Evil' Comment Angered Iranians

Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN's Christiane Amanpour appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night and discussed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Watch it here: ...

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Ahmadinejad: I May Meet With Pope

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran says it would consider a meeting between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Italian officials and the pope on an upcoming trip to Italy if they in...

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Ahmadinejad: US Fueling Iraqi Violence

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOHN AFFLECK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on an historic trip to Baghdad Sunday that America fueled the violence in Iraq, portraying ...

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