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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stories: 238 news summaries

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(Newser) - A potentially big development on the Iran elections tonight: The nation's most prominent clerical group demanded that the results be thrown out and called the new government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad illegitimate, the New York Times reports. The decision may yet collapse under state pressure, but it's a defiant rebuke of... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • disputed election • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Guardian Council • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Qom

(Newser) - Mir Hossein Mousavi should stand trial for his “terrible crimes,” a hardline newspaper editor wrote today. The editor, who Reuters reports has close ties to Ayatollah Khamenei, accused the opposition candidate of fostering post-election dissent at America’s behest. “An open court, in front of the people's... More »

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 Iran Council Confirms 
 Ahmadinejad Win 

Top council makes decision

Jun 29, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - After partially recounting ballots, Iran’s top legislators have confirmed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the victor in the country’s presidential election, the BBC reports. The decision by the 12-member, conservative-controlled Guardian Council was announced on state television and follows weeks of protests in which some 17 are believed to have... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • Guardian Council • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Iranian protests

 Iran Police Clash 
 With 3K Protesters 

Witness describe chaos at a protest near Tehran mosque

Jun 28, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(AP) - Riot police clashed with up to 3,000 protesters near a mosque in north Tehran today, using tear gas and truncheons to break up Iran's first post-election demonstration in 5 days. Witnesses told the AP that some protesters fought back, chanting: "Where is my vote?" They said others described... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • journalist • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Basij militia

Mousavi Turns Down Partial Vote Recount

Meanwhile, Iran's prez vows 'harsh' action against the West

Jun 27, 09 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi today rejected offers for a partial recount of the June 12 election that has sparked massive rallies and left at least 20 people dead, Reuters reports. "This kind of recount will not remove ambiguities," said Mousavi on his website. Iran's Guardian Council,... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • disputed election • recount • Mir Hossein Mousavi

Ahmadinejad Blasts Obama, Again

He says the US president's statements endanger talks

Jun 27, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fired back at Barack Obama yet again today, saying that he’d “made a mistake” that would threaten talks. He threatened that Western leaders who make “insulting and irrelevant comments will be put on a fair trial” by Iran at every “international gathering.” Ahmadinejad... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Mousavi's Options Shrink 
 as Crackdown Hardens 

Battle for Iran moves from the streets to corridors of power

Jun 26, 09 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two weeks after Iran's allegedly rigged presidential election, the regime's clampdown has hardened and left opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with few avenues for protest. The New York Times reports that shouts of "God is great" and "Death to the dictator" continue to echo at... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • police crackdown • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian politics • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 Mousavi Fights On as 
 Ahmadinejad Bashes Obama 

Iranian opposition leader may be under house arrest

Jun 25, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mir Hossein Mousavi said today that the Iranian regime has pressured him to drop his challenges to the disputed election, but that he would resist any efforts to abridge his "constitutional right to protest." The opposition leader has not been seen in public for days, reports the Guardian,... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • house arrest • political demonstrations • George W. Bush • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Iranian protests

 Iran Arrests 70 Profs 
 Who Met With Mousavi 

Crackdown intensifies as opposition calls off rally

Jun 25, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian authorities arrested 70 university professors yesterday, after they met with Mir Hossein Mousavi, according to a dissident website, as the regime intensified its crackdown on demonstrators. The professors' whereabouts are now unknown, but hundreds of activists are now being held in a prison system notorious for torture and human... More »

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

(Newser) - Authorities in Iran have ordered the family of Neda Aghan Soltan—the woman whose videotaped death has galvanized protesters—from their Tehran home, reports the Guardian. "We just know that they were forced to leave their flat," a neighbor told the newspaper, which has been unable to contact... More »

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Iranian Press Pushes for Mousavi's Arrest

Pro-regime papers may be laying ground for new crackdown

Jun 24, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Several Iranian newspapers sympathetic to the regime have published articles blaming Mir Hossein Mousavi for recent violence, reports the Telegraph. The papers demand that the opposition leader be arrested for treason, a strategy that may be part of an effort to strengthen the position of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, the... More »

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OPINION

Wallop Iran
Where It Hurts:
Oil Revenues

Two 'green' revolutions could bring down regime: Friedman

Jun 24, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits and politicians are wasting their time telling Barack Obama what he should be saying about the growing "green revolution" in Iran, writes Thomas L. Friedman. The country's reformers and protesters don't need American encouragement; they need a weakened theocracy—which will only happen when oil prices go into... More »

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(Newser) - The top body investigating the results of the recent election is asking Iran’s supreme leader to give it more time to clear up any and all “ambiguities,” Reuters reports. “We are urging you to allow us to extend the deadline to receive further complaints five more... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • inquiry • Guardian Council • election results • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Mehdi Karoubi

Iran 'Retires' Soccer Players Over Protest

Banned for life for wristbands showing Mousavi support

Jun 23, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has barred four of its national soccer players from the field for life after they wore green wristbands during a match last week in apparent support of opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, an Iranian pro-government newspaper said. Six players wore the bands; most took them off at halftime,... More »

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(Newser) - Iran's official Guardian Council has declared absolutely that the nation's controversial presidential election will stand, reports CNN. "If a major breach occurs in an election, the Guardian Council may annul the votes," said a spokesman. "Fortunately, we found no witness of major fraud or breach in the... More »

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(Newser) - An eerie silence descended on Tehran early today as Iranian officials admitted to discrepancies in the controversial presidential election, but still declared it legal. More votes were cast in 50 cities than the number of registered voters, officials concluded. But authorities said the discrepancy, which affects some 3 million votes,... More »

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(Newser) - Iran is calm but tense today as police freed four family members of a former president and important Iranian cleric, the Los Angeles Times reports. But the oldest daughter of Hashemi Rafsanjani, a key backer of challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi, was not released by authorities in Tehran. Five members of Rafsanjani's... More »

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OPINION



 In Choosing 
 Sides, Ayatollah 
 Loses Authority 

Ayatollah Khamenei's aura dims as Iranians take to the streets

Jun 21, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has lost some of the sacrosanct aura of his office by entering the political fray, writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times. Having warned on Friday of "bloodshed and chaos," Iran's supreme leader ended up with both. By aligning himself with President Mahmoud... More »

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UPDATED

 At Least 13 Dead 
 in Iran Crackdown 


Jun 20, 09 10:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A violent and chaotic day in Iran left dozens of protesters injured, with reports ranging from 13 to 19 deaths, reports the New York Times. The government's feared militia, the Basij, cracked down with water cannons, electric rounds, and live bullets against thousands of protesters in Tehran. The developments came... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • bomb • mausoleum • election • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(AP) - President Barack Obama today challenged Iran's government to halt a "violent and unjust" crackdown on dissenters, using his bluntest language yet to condemn Tehran's postelection response. Obama has sought a measured reaction to avoid being drawn in as a meddler in Iranian affairs. His comments have grown more pointed... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • election • Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

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