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NEWS ABOUT: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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ANALYSIS

Reformists May Try to Oust, Kill Ahmadinejad, Khamenei

Election 'coup' will turn bloody: source

Jun 14, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fallout from Friday’s Iranian presidential elections could turn bloody, with attempts to oust or even assassinate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and even the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a well-connected Iranian source tells Steve Clemons of the Washington Note. The election “coup by the right wing” has sparked a civil... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - This might seal it: Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi’s request to overturn the results of the presidential election, the Guardian reports. Khamenei, perhaps dashing Mousavi's only chance to upend an outcome the challenger claims was rigged, called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s win a “... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • disputed election • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • supreme leader

(Newser) - This could be a mess for a while: Iran's official count today gave Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a landslide victory in the presidential election, but his main challenger rejected the results as a "dangerous charade" and warned of "tyranny," reports the Guardian. The official numbers: Ahmadinejad gets 62.6%... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 Ahmadinejad  On 
 Ropes as Iran Votes 

Massive turnout expected in critical presidential ballot

Jun 12, 09 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The polls have opened in Iran's presidential election, and a near-record turnout is expected after an unusually intense campaign that saw nightly rallies and Western-style TV debates. Until just two weeks ago, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seemed a shoo-in for a second term, but the moderate Mir Hossein Mousavi has surged on... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • presidential election • Iranian politics • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

Ex-President Leads Charge Against Ahmadinejad

Rafsanjani behind scenes in Iran election

Jun 11, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chief adversary in his reelection bid isn’t the candidate he’s trying to beat, it’s the candidate he beat 4 years ago, the New York Times reports. Ex-president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been leading a massive behind-the-scenes effort on behalf of Ahmadinejad’s opponents... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • Iranian election • Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Iran: Obama's 'Sweet' Words Won't Score With Muslims

Supreme leader slams US before Obama speech

Jun 4, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s speeches may be “beautiful,” but it’s not enough to win over the Muslim world, Iran’s supreme leader said in his own speech today, Reuters reports. “The nations of this part of the world...deeply hate America because during many years they have... More »

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Iran • Muslims • United States • Cairo • speech • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • President Obama

 Journo 
 May Seek 
 Ayatollah 
 Pardon 

Appeal to top cleric may be Saberi's only chance of freedom

May 1, 09 2:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Iranian-American journalist Iran sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged spying may seek a pardon from the country's supreme leader, CNN reports. Roxana Saberi's case is moving through the appeals process, which could lift—or lengthen—her sentence. Iranian officials stressed that only Ayatollah Khamenie has the power... More »

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Iran • journalist • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Roxana Saberi • Reza Saberi

 Iran's Supreme Leader 
 Slams Obama Overture  

Says no 'real change' in US policy

Mar 21, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(AP) - Iran's Supreme Leader dismissed overtures from President Obama today, saying Tehran does not see any change in US policy under its new administration. Responding to Obama's video message reaching out to Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there will be no change between the two countries unless the American president brings... More »

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Iran • video • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • President Obama

 US Drafts 
 Letter to Iran 
 to Mend Ties 

Development could
lead to direct talks
between old enemies

Jan 28, 09 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is moving his efforts to improve relations with Iran beyond mere speech-making, the Guardian reports. The State Department is drafting a letter to Iranian leaders to assure them the US is not looking to overthrow the curent regime, just change its behavior. The letter—a response to a... More »

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Iran • Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • terror group • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

Fatwa Against Rushdie Set Off Self-Censorship

Edict brought Muslim
culture war to the
West: Hitchens

Jan 5, 09 4:27 PM CST
(Newser) - When Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, Christopher Hitchens knew what it meant: "This was not just a warning of what was to come,” he writes in Vanity Fair, “it was the warning.” A global culture war, between Muslim fundamentalists and... More »

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Iran • Islam • Christopher Hitchens • censorship • religion • Salman Rushdie • Satanic Verses • fundamentalism • fatwa • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Danish Mohammed cartoons • culture wars

Ayatollah:
Iran Will Not
Build Nukes

But country won't halt nuclear energy program, either

Jun 3, 08 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran isn’t interested in nuclear weapons, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed in a speech today, but will pursue its nuclear energy program despite international pressure. “No wise nation would be interested in making a nuclear weapon today,” said Iran’s supreme leader. “They are against rational thought.... More »

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Iran • nuclear power • nuclear weapons • nuclear • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

OPINION

Preconditions or Not, Iran Doesn't Want to Talk to Us

US misunderstanding of split personality hinders any progress

May 28, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama can berate President Bush for refusing to "sit down with" Iran, and John McCain can beat up Obama for proposing to do just that, but the fact is that every administration in the past 30 years has tried talking to Iran—without preconditions—and been rejected. Including... More »

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Iran • Israel • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear • negotiation • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • George W. Bush

Election Victory Emboldens Ahmadinejad

Hails sweeping win as observers predict more nuclear tension in Iran

Mar 17, 08 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - More complete results from Friday's Iranian parliamentary elections show Islamist conservatives who support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nuclear policy sweeping about 70% of the vote, Bloomberg reports. Pro-democracy candidates, meanwhile, did poorly after clerics blocked many from running. A triumphant Ahmadinejad said the results "stamped a mark of shame and... More »

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Iran • Islam • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear program • uranium enrichment • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election

Conservatives Lead 'Cooked' Iran Vote

New lawmakers expected to blast
prez on economy

Mar 15, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Early results in Iran's elections today are no surprise—conservatives will keep power—but they are expected to be more critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reuters reports. Some are teaming with reformists to fight the president's economic policies, which have let inflation rise to 19%. Reformists also picked up seats... More »

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Iran • Islam • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • Iranian politics

 Ruling Conservatives 
 Should Fare Well in Iran Vote 

Conservatives likely to gain in parliament as many reform candidates barred

Mar 13, 08 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian conservatives are likely to gain seats in tomorrow's parliamentary elections despite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's growing unpopularity, Al Jazeera reports. Iranians may disapprove of the president's economic policies, but the ruling Guardians Council barred 1,700 candidates—mainly reformists—from seeking election to the 290-seat parliament. Government officials and state-run media... More »

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Iran • inflation • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Teheran • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • Guardian Council

Political Rift
Weakens
Ahmadinejad

Ayatollah overrules Iranian president on
gas for villagers

Jan 22, 08 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran's firebrand president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered a serious political humiliation  yesterday when the nation's supreme leader sided with his opponents to force him to supply a billion dollars worth of natural gas to remote villages suffering power cuts. Iran's poorest communities are enduring one of the harshest winters in years,... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear program • natural gas • Turkmenistan • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • power cuts • harsh winter

Iran's Nuclear Negotiator Quits

Oct 20, 07 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has resigned, the Iranian government said today, in a move seen as signaling a hardening of Tehran's nuclear stance. Ali Larijani  was said to be more committed to finding a diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear standoff with the West than Iranian President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ali Larijani • nuclear enrichment • Saeed Jalili • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

Russian president backs Iran at regional summit

Oct 16, 07 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran continued yesterday with a regional summit and a not-so-veiled warning against American action in Iran. A day after dismissing reports of an assassination plot against him during the trip, Putin met with leaders from Iran and other nations on the Caspian Sea. "... More »

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Iran • Russia • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Vladimir Putin • uranium • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran Frees Murderous
Vice Squad

Convictions overturned for hardliners who killed "morally  corrupt" citizens

Apr 19, 07 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran's Supreme Court has exonerated a group of Islamic hardliners earlier convicted of the vigilante killing of Iranians they considered "morally corrupt,"  the Times reports. Six members of the Basiji force, an elite paramilitary group, were originally convicted of murdering five people, including an engaged couple walking... More »

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Iran • Islam • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Basiji • fundamentalism • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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