Iran Elections

Iran Election: Mousavi Gives Time Interview, Says Nuclear Program Is "Negotiable"

Time | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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On the day before Iran went to the polls, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the leading reform candidate, agreed to talk to TIME Magazine. The interview was held i...

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Obama Says Change Is Possible In Iran

AP | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Iran's "robust debate" leading up to Friday's presidential elections is evidence that change is possibl...

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Iran's Presidential Election: Voters Turn Out In Droves

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

TEHRAN, Iran — Hard-line incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heading for a surprise landslide with nearly 80 percent of votes counted in Iran's st...

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Saudi Arabia's Regional Clout Returns

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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With the weekend election victory of its political allies in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia's traditional clout over Middle East politics appears to be on the ...

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Look-A-Like Contest In Downtown NY

NY Press | Posted 07.12.2009 | Local

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Attention thespians: Stop working on that Christopher Walken impersonation and start practicing your Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The advocacy group Fuel for ...

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Iran Election: Ahmadinejad Accuses Opponents Of 'Hitler-Like' Tactics

AP | ANNA JOHNSON | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line president took a final shot at his rivals Wednesday during his last public pre-election rally, accusing them of ...

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The Struggle for Muslim Minds in Lebanon

Eric L. Lewis | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

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The defeat of Hezbollah not only gives hope for moderation in the region, it also prevents a critical beachhead for an Iranian push for power within the Islamic world generally.

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Ahmadinejad: Iran's Bush: Newsweek

Newsweek | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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"I'm going to vote for Mousavi on June 12," says Ali. If he were a student activist or a reformist politician, that wouldn't be a surprising declarati...

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Ahmadinejad: Holocaust A 'Big Deception'

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — The main pro-reform candidate accused hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of driving Iran toward "dictatorship" and hurting i...

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Iran Election: What Is At Stake

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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The question weighing on many foreign policymakers' minds for Iran's June 12 presidential election, in which incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will try to...

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Ahmadinejad Campaign Office Attacked By Gunmen

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen wounded three people at one of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's campaign offices in southeast Iran on Friday, a day after a...

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Iran Official Blames Mosque Explosion On US

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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Following the explosion that ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosque in south-eastern Iran and killed over 20 people Thursday, one Iranian official is p...

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

Shirin Mohammadi | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

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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 Told U.S. No Talks Until After June Elections: Report

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 06.23.2009 | World

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The Obama administration has contacted Iran several times for talks, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government ruled out any discussions b...

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Iran Missile Test: Ahmadinejad Says It's Within Israel's Range

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran test-fired a missile capable of striking Israel, U.S. Mideast bases and Europe on Wednesday _ a show of strength touted by P...

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Iran Election: Ahmadinejad Accused Of Trying To Buy Votes

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Opponents of Iran's hard-line president have accused him of trying to buy votes before the June presidential election by handing ...

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Iran's Khamenei Warns Voters Against Electing Pro-Western President

LA Times | Borzou Daragahi | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

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Reporting from Beirut -- Iran's most powerful political and spiritual leader warned voters today against supporting pro-Western candidates in next mon...

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Anti-Ahmadinejad Campaign Mantra: "Death To Potatoes"

The Guardian | Robert Tait | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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"Death to potatoes" ("marg bar sibzamini" in Farsi) has been adopted as a mantra by anti-Ahmadinejad campaigners in Iran's forthcoming presidential ...

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Khamenei Scolds Ahmadinejad Over Dismissed Official

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader publicly rebuked the president over his removal of a top official, a rare show of discontent with the hard-...

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Ahmadinejad Borrows Obama's "Yes We Can" For Iranian Election

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

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Seemingly impressed by President Obama's success last November, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is adopting the iconic "Yes We Can" slogan for a...

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Unpopular Ahmadinejad Favored To Win Re-Election

McClatchy Newspapers | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

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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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Conservative Split in Iran Vote

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Conservative opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a strong showing in Iran's parliamentary elections, according to par...

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