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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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The One Thing 39 Million Iranians Decisively Voted For

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Elections, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Iran Election, Democracy, Iran, Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khatami, Ayatollah Khomeini, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, World News
Ali A. Rizvi

Out of 46.2 million eligible voters, a staggering 39 million came out to vote, making a strong, unequivocal statement: Iranians value democracy

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Iran and the Paradox of Paradise

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian Protests, Iran, Iranian Election, Koran, Quran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, World News
Deepak Chopra

The contradictions between a modern state and one based on the Quran are simply too great. The issue of theocracy comes down to that.

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Inside Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Head

GlobalPost | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Fraud, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, New England Patriots, Iran, Ayatollah, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Election, World News

There's been a lot of talk about the key players in the Iranian election saga, but little mention of their psychological motivations. So we decided to...

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Iran's Crisis of Legitimacy

Ramin Jahanbegloo | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
Ramin Jahanbegloo

Letting the genie of democracy out of the bottle in Iran is like opening a Pandora's box that the Iranian regime is clearly fearful it won't be able to close.

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Sorting Through the Facts in the Iranian Election

David Wallechinsky | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Election, World News
David Wallechinsky

I am troubled by some of the U.S. media coverage of the current crisis in Iran, well-meaning though it may be. So here are a few factual clarifications.

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Iran Uprising: Historic Parallels To Today's Protests

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Bulldozer Revolution, Iran Demonstrations, Iranian Revolution, Iran Election, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Velvet Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Tiananmen Square, Carnation Revolution, Tulip Revolution, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Protests, Iran Election 2009, Second Chimurenga, Islamic Revolution, Rose Revolution, Orange Revolution, Advocacy, Civil Disobedience, Iran Uprising, Iran Today, Protests in Iran and Tiananmen Square, Todays Iran Protests, World News

The massive socio-political movement in Iran, following the highly controversial announcement Saturday declaring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the victor of tha...

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State Dept. Spoke To Twitter About Keeping Iran Online

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Iran Elections, Twitter, Iran Twitter, State Department, Obama, President Obama, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The State Department this week asked Twitter to postpone a scheduled maintenance shutdown of its service to keep information flowin...

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Infidel Twitter

Jeff Danziger | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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Jeff Danziger

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American-Style Democracy in Iran

Jonathan Richards | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Election 2009, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Election, Supreme, Cartoon, World News
Jonathan Richards

The Bush Doctrine begins to bear fruit, as American-style democracy comes to Iran. ...

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Revolution? No. Regime Change? Maybe

Olivia Sterns | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Mousavi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran Election 2009, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Khatami, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ahmadinejad, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohsen Rezaei, World News
Olivia Sterns

It's difficult to draw any conclusions from the rapidly unfolding election crisis in Tehran. Not even the regime has any idea what is going to happen, but perhaps that's the most important point.

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Iranians Launch Nonviolent Resistance Campaign On The Web

Sam Sedaei | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Karoubi, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohsen Rezaei, World News
Sam Sedaei

Protesters have been lacking in a clear sense of strategy and direction; they're without a meaningful long-term plan or set of goals.

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Is Katherine Harris in Tehran?

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Dennis Ross, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Middle East, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Barack Obama, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

While Iranians yearn for an end to their isolation, what has driven hundreds of thousands to the polls and subsequently into the streets is the boiling resentment of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Iran Election Fraud Questions Focus On Speed Of The Count

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Iran Election, Iran Elections, Iran Election Fraud, Iran Voter Fraud, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, World News

CAIRO — How do you count almost 40 million handwritten paper ballots in a matter of hours and declare a winner? That's a key question in Iran's ...

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Growing Up in Iran and Watching the Election From the U.S.

Sara Dehghan | Posted 09.15.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Guardian Council, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Karoubi, Iran News, Election Iran, Support Iran, Presidential Election Iran, World News
Sara Dehghan

As an Iranian-American journalist, I think foreign media is being a little naive in covering the election's aftermath.

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48 Hours Later: A Tipping Point In Iranian Resistance

Sam Sedaei | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Karoubi, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohsen Rezaei, World News
Sam Sedaei

The current resistance on the part all three candidates shows a deep and permanent crack within the Iranian regime that demonstrates that it no longer speaks with one voice and acts with one hand.

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George H.W. Bush Questions Iran Election Results

The Washington Times | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, Iran Elections, George H. W. Bush, George Bush Senior, Politics News

The 41st president said Monday that the official results of Iran's election claiming a landslide victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were fishy....

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Dennis Ross To Be Relieved Of Iran Post: Haaretz

Haaretz | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle Eaast, Dennis Ross, State Department, Obama Administration, Middle East, Middle East Envoy, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel, Politics News

Dennis Ross, who most recently served as a special State Department envoy to Iran, will abruptly be relieved of his duties, sources in Washington told...

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Inside Iran: Tehran Student Mourns For Her Country

The Independent | "Maryam" | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran Election, Iran Election 2009, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran, Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ahmadinejad, Tehran Now, World News

"Maryam" I The Independent I cannot put my feeling into words. I can only express my sorrow for my country. The result is unbelievable. It is a blata...

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Ayatollah Khamenei Orders Probe Of Iran Election Fraud

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed throu...

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Iran's Stolen Election May Spark Global Crisis

Sheldon Filger | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Nuclear Crisis, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Election, Iran Election, Global Economic Crisis, Iran, World News
Sheldon Filger

What unfolds in Tehran in the weeks and months ahead may prove more important to the global financial and economic crisis than the public utterances of officials in Washington.

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Iranian Elections Were Obviously Rigged

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

Read More: Fraud, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Fixed, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Rigged, Iranian Elections, Iran Elections, World News
Cenk Uygur

Mousavi was leading 54-39 in the one poll before the election. Heavy voter turnout favored him. And instead he loses 63% to 34%. That's an absolute joke.

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