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Leave Punishing Iran to Iranians

Melody Moezzi | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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It's clear that Iran's strongest adversary today remains within its own borders. The current Iranian regime has far more to fear from its own people than it does from any foreign powers.

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Iran Sentences 3 To Death In Post-Election Mass Opposition Trial

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

TEHRAN, Iran — Three defendants in Iran's mass trial of opposition figures accused of fueling the country's postelection unrest have been senten...

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U.S. Seeking Tougher Sanctions Against Iran

The New York Times | MARK LANDLER | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

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The Obama administration is scrambling to assemble a package of harsher economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program that could include a ...

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Ahmadinejad Kicks Diversion Efforts into High Gear

Melody Moezzi | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

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In the lead-up to his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is up to his old tricks. And sadly, the global community seems to be falling for them.

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Iranian Regime Faces Worst Enemy Yet: Itself

Melody Moezzi | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

Iranians could empathize with Palestinians Friday more than ever, but not in the way that Iran's self-proclaimed President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wanted them to.

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Khamenei Issues Warning To Iranian Opposition

nytimes.com | NAZILA FATHI | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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TORONTO �" Iran's Supreme Religious Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned opposition leaders of a "harsh response" Friday if they continued challen...

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Khamenei Challenged By Iranian MPs

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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A group of former Iranian MPs has appealed to a powerful clerical panel to investigate if Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is fit to rule....

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Ahmadinejad Endorsed By Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Key Opponents Snub Ceremony

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader bestowed his formal endorsement on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second term as president on Monday but withheld a ...

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Ayatollah Khamenei: Dickipedia

Dickipedia/HuffPost Comedy | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khamene'i (born July 17, 1939) is an Iranian politician, brutal dictator in religious leader's clothing, and a dick...

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Goodbye/Hello 11 "Iran's Clerics Give Green Ray Of Light And Hope To Opposition"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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There is clear evidence that within the Islamic republic there is a growing movement away from the denial of a people's rights toward transparency and truth.

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Khamenei: West's Meddling In Iran's Affairs Will Damage Relations

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi made his first public appearance in a week Monday, vowing to continue his campaign ...

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Iran's Second Islamic Revolution?

Matthew Duss | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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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.

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Khamenei Ridicules Obama For Pre-Election Letter

The Washington Times | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Kh...

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Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Won't Give In To Pressure

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay...

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Khamenei's Obsession with the Mahdi

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

As an Iranian Twelver, I have no doubt that if the Mahdi is among us, he would agree that the so-called Islamic republic has indeed constituted a great disservice to Islam.

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Khamenei Crosses the Rubicon, Becomes the 'Great Satan'

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

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In order to understand the significance of Khamanei's decision, it helps to recall what the United States did in 1953 to earn the moniker of the "Great Satan".

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A Way Out Of The Iranian Stalemate

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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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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Khamenei's Speech: Learning From the Shah?

Meir Javedanfar | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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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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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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Revolution? No. Regime Change? Maybe

Olivia Sterns | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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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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Arab Pro-Democracy Movements Should Support Iran's New Revolutionaries

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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While Iranians may look to the West for help, it is their immediate neighbors which should support their struggle.

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Inside Tehran: Practicing Democracy, Iran Style

Telmah Parsa | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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On the eve of Iran's presidential election, the Islamic state shut off the text messaging services of all cell phones. Iran has a far way to go before becoming a true democracy.

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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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Iranian Snub? Not Quite

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

There is a very important reason for Iran's reluctance to change its tone overnight. It is due to a political trend I call the "cult of anti-Americanism."

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