Iran Elections

Iran Approves First Female Minister

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


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

Iran Trial Charges Journalists With "Lying"

CPJ | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


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

Obama Should Congratulate Ahmadinejad

Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. | Posted 09.20.2009 | World


Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D.

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.

Salon: Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Salon | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


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...

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

Jamsheed K. Choksy | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Jamsheed K. Choksy

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

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

AP | NASSER KARIMI and LEE KEATH | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


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...

Another Hunger Strike? Is Anyone Listening to The Iranians?

Betwa Sharma | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


Betwa Sharma

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.

Let Me Introduce You to One of the People Imprisoned in Iran

Trita Parsi | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


Trita Parsi

As Iran's election crisis continues, hundreds if not thousands of prisoners remain in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Let me introduce you to one of them.

Iran Detains 7 Photographers: Reporters Without Borders

AP | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


PARIS — Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of them over the past ...

Obama Trip To Russia, Italy, Ghana Creates High Expectations (SCHEDULE, VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


President Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir this week, calling for a new relationship with the form...

Jason Linkins

ABC News Reporter Tweets That Iranian Detainees Are Being Waterboarded [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Days after writing this, it's hardly surprising to wake up and find that the New York Times has suddenly found a use for the word "torture," w...

Ayatollah Khamenei: Saving Face is Never Worth Sacrificing Citizens

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


Patricia DeGennaro

The Iranians are determined and tenacious and, like those before them, will bear the unwelcome and often deadly burden of change. But such change must occur without US involvement.

The Clash of Islam and Democracy in Iran

Dilip Hiro | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


Dilip Hiro

Khamanei has won the immediate battle, but the conflict between hard-liners and reformists is far from over. The demographic make-up of Iran favors their reformist adversaries.

Iran: I Was the Guest of the Reformers

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


Amitai Etzioni

We will find out soon enough whether domestic changes in Iran will significantly change its foreign policy. Do not bet on it.

Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


Mark Weisbrot

If in fact the election was not stolen, and Washington (and Europe) pretend that it was, this can contribute to a worsening of relations.

People Who Suck at Math (Ahem, Iran Election Riggers)

Disgrasian | Posted 07.27.2009 | World


Disgrasian

Two Ph.D. candidates performed a mathematical experiment, looking at "digit frequencies" in the vote counts to come up with a statistical probability that the election was fair. The probability came out to .005.

Iran Elections: Political Effects To Be Felt Across Region

Inter Press Service | Helena Cobban | Posted 07.27.2009 | World


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...

Jason Linkins

Reza Aslan On Iran: 'Thank God For Barack Obama'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media


Well, if President Barack Obama is looking for an enthusiastic supporter of his approach to the aftermath of the Iranian election, he could hardly do ...

Strategic Caution

Lawrence Korb | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


Lawrence Korb

Obama has shown that he understands, even if his domestic critics do not, that knowing when not to act, and speak, is as strategically important as knowing when to do so.

Iran's Second Islamic Revolution?

Matthew Duss | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


Matthew Duss

It is significant that the Iranian clerical-dictatorial regime is being challenged from within Islam, and that a very credible scholarly-religious critique seems to have found a vehicle in Moussavi.

Iran Elections: Quit Turning Your Twitter Avatars Green and Do Something

Kase Wickman | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Kase Wickman

One click is too easy. One click is not one life saved, one dollar donated, not one ounce of difference made. One click is nothing at all.

Neda, a Shahida (Martyr) for Freedom

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Yvonne R. Davis

Neda, I met you on video like the millions of people around the world this past weekend. In your silence, you have spoken to me louder than any voice ever has screaming for liberty and justice.

Iason Athanasiadis, Washington Times Journalist, Arrested In Iran

Reuters | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


TEHRAN -- A Greek journalist covering Iran's disputed presidential election for the Washington Times has been arrested on charges of "illegal activiti...

Grading Democracy on a Curve

Will Durst | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy


Will Durst

You want to rig an election, you don't claim 63%. You squeak by with 51%. Didn't you guys learn anything from Karl Rove? At least let the other guy appear to win his home district.

Jason Linkins

Bush Adviser: Twitter Deserves Nobel Peace Prize For Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media


A Nobel Peace Prize? For delaying a scheduled maintenance to keep the information flowing? I'm trying to imagine how that commemorative statue looks on the National Mall and I'm just not seeing it.