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What if Obama Was a Tough Guy?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, 82nd Airborne, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, International Monitors, Iranian Protests, United Nations, Barack Obama, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

I'd like to beat my chest and say what a fraud the Grand Ayatollah is and how he has robbed his own people of a voice in their own government. But what are you going to back it up with?

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Note to US Congress: Back Off of Iran!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, US Congress, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, War With Iran, Iran Election, Iran Nuclear Weapons, President Obama, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Taking a backseat to allow others to embrace their own destiny does not weaken the United States, it strengthens it.

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Iran's Revolution: A Hard and Uncertain Path

Howard Schweber | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Protests, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Opposition, Tehran, World News
Howard Schweber

How long can the opposition sustain itself? Four, five, or six weeks from now, will the protests still continue? Will the world still be watching Youtube videos being recycled on CNN?

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Four Reflections on the Iranian Uprising So Far

Salena Tramel | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Demonstrations, Stereotypes, Twitter, J Street, Social Networking, President Obama, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Election, World News, World News
Salena Tramel

I have been glued to the Internet all week watching Iran's chaos unfold from the outside. Following are some key lessons learned, regardless of the outcome of the fallout.

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Faeze Rafsanjani's Arrest and Ayatollah Khamenei's Fears

Meir Javedanfar | Posted 07.22.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Faeze Rafsanjani, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
Meir Javedanfar

As the demonstrations in Iran continue, sooner or later, the demonstrators are going to need the support of a leader. Otherwise, the demonstrations may disintegrate, due to factionalism and dispute over how to continue.

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In Bid to Stay Current, Ayatollah Joins MySpace

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Iran, Andy Borowitz, Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Britney Spears, Myspace, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

"If you can't beat them, join them," the Ayatollah said. "Having said that, we will also continue to beat them."

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Obama Must Speak Up Quickly or Iran Can Become His Rwanda

Sam Sedaei | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Voice of America, Iran Election, World News
Sam Sedaei

What ignited the protests may have been Ahmadinejad's hijacking of the election, but what has been fueling the protests and disobedience by millions of Iranians goes much deeper than this election.

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The Basij Will Face Retribution: Exiled by the regime, Ayatollah Mohsen Kadivar Gives His Own Sermon

Parvez Sharma | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

Read More: Cnn, Tehran-Iran, Tehran, Ayatollah Montazeri, Radio Farda, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mohsen Kadivar, Un, Bill O'Reilly, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, World News
Parvez Sharma

Kadivar is one of Iran's most respected clerics. His words are powerful because he is able to counter the religious arguments of the Ayatollah with his own sound religious and theological logic.

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Supreme Leader to Demonstrators: "Drop Dead!"

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Krauthammer, Wolfowitz, President Obama, Obama Iran Policy, Iran, NeoCon Foreign Policy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The titanic struggle of wills between the Supreme Leader and Mousavi is so riveting that it may very well seal the fate of any durable prospect of a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran.

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A Way Out Of The Iranian Stalemate

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mousavi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, Iran Election, Iran Election 2009, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Iranian Election, Ahmadinejad, World News
J. Bradley Jansen

By declaring a new run-off between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi, Khamenei could uphold the law and will of the council while simultaneously assuaging the protesters.

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Round-Up

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Russia, India, Yemen, Missile Defense, Pakistan, Al-Shabbab, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Greece, Sudan, BRIC Summit, Somalia, Benjamin Netanyahu, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, China, North Korea, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : What to Make of Iran's Post-Election Uproar Facts: Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quickly declared the...

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Hello, Iran

Giles Slade | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Demonstrations, Iranian Revolution, Iran Election, Shah Reza Pahlavi, Democracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader, Guardian Council, Separation of Church and State, World News
Giles Slade

Injustice and arrogance are powerful catalysts, aren't they?

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The Supreme Leader's Gamble: Iran's Crisis Deepens

Robin Wright | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Election, Khamenei-Speech, World News
Robin Wright

In taking an unyielding stand behind the results of the contested vote, Iran's supreme leader put his own position and powers on the line too.

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Khamenei's Speech: Learning From the Shah?

Meir Javedanfar | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Iran Election 2009, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Khamenei-Speech, World News
Meir Javedanfar

As far as the Supreme Leader of Iran is concerned, the demonstrators have shown their opposition, and now, it's enough.

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GOP Uses Iran Resolution to Slam Obama, Undermine Iranian People

Adam Blickstein | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Gop, Obama, Mike Pence, Eric Cantor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Ahmadinejad, Politics News
Adam Blickstein

While they display the veneer of being on the side of the Iranian people, in the end Cantor, Pence and Rohrabacher confirmed themselves as the leading speechwriters for Iran's oppressive regime.

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There Will Be Blood -- Exclusive Interview With an Iranian Journalist in Tehran

Parvez Sharma | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Tehran, Friday Prayer, You Tube, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Twitter, Iran Elections, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
Parvez Sharma

The journalist, who wishes to remain anonymous, fears that Khamenei's sermon has opened the doors for a Tiananmen in Tehran.

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It Ain't Over till the Ayatollah Says So

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Supreme Leader, Twitter, Mehdi Karroubi, Egypt, Middle East, Iran Election, Arab Media, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Democracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Media, Barack Obama, World News
Jamal Dajani

Some say tomorrow will bring another dawn and, the opposition will be back on the streets, but will they really show up? The Ayatollah may have put the nail in the coffin.

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Khamenei Speech Angers UK

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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LONDON — Britain's Foreign Office said Friday it had told an Iranian diplomat it was concerned by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's critic...

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Ayatollah Warns Iranians: "I am Following You All on Twitter"

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Andy Borowitz, Twitter, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Khomeini, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

To back up his words, the Supreme Leader then displayed his Twitter page, showing that he was indeed following 65,875,224 people, but had only one follower, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Iran Uprising: Why Do So Many Want Obama To Turn Iran's Protests Into A "Teabag Party"?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Revolution, Teabagging, President Obama, Iran, Obama, Joe Biden, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Protests 2009, Barack Obama, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Tax Day Tea Party, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran Uprising, Iran Protests, Iran Uprising 2009, Hillary Clinton, Tea Party, World News
Stuart Whatley

Those who wish for Obama to adopt a stronger tone ground their argument in the arrogant belief that our endorsement is the sine qua non of any successful democratic political movement.

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Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Iranians Of Protest Crackdown

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech _ declaring the ...

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From Tehrangeles to Tehran: Noise and Static

Parvez Sharma | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Shohreh Agdashloo, Radio-Farda, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Larry King, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, Abbas-Kiarostami, Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mousavi, Eu, Firdausi, World News
Parvez Sharma

The cacophony of voices here in the United States rises and the confusion continues. I will (and urge you to) stay away from all of these pundits, as much as possible and keep on trying to get more voices from in there.

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Does "Changed" Iran Complicate U.S. Engagement?

Ali Gharib | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama Iran Engagement, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Election, World News
Ali Gharib

Even as the White House says it will let the "dust" settle in Iran first, its steadfastness belies a certitude that the changing face of Iran will be ready for U.S. engagement any time soon.

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Iran Uprising: Experts Weigh In On What's Happened And What It Means

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran Demonstrations, Suzanne Maloney, Iran Election, Foreign Affairs, Iran Election 2009 Demonstrations, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Hooman Majd, Ahmadinejad, Trita Parsi, Mousavi, Newsweek, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran Uprising, Iran Protests, Iran Election 2009, Ali Akbar Mahdi, Iran Election Riot, Advocacy, World News
Stuart Whatley

With each new day of demonstrations comes an erosion of the Supreme Leader's power and moreover, an erosion of the system's legitimacy, which is partly based on the Supreme Leader's infallibility.

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Iranian Women: We Feel Cheated, Frustrated, And Betrayed (UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Zahra Rahnavard, Iranian Women, Andrew Sullivan, Iran, Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, Iran Liveblogging, Diane Tucker, Iranian Women's Rights, Mir Hossein Mousavi Website, Iran Elections, Allahu Akbar, Demonstrations in Iran, Stolen Election, Iran Election 2009 Demonstrations, Iran Clashes, Iran Riots, Huffington Post Iran, Demonstrations in Tehran, Nico-Pitney-Iran-Election, Women's Rights, Iran Election, Twitter, Twitpic, Iran Election Protests, Sussan Tahmasebi, One Million Signatures Campaign, Npr, Christian Science Monitor, Iranian Bloggers, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Blogger Arrested, Women in Iran, Iranian Revolution, Neda Soltani, World News
Diane Tucker

Look closely at the images of mass demonstrations taking place in Iran this week and you will see them: thousands of brave Iranian women taking to the streets to protest an election they feel was stolen.

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