The Guardian Council refused to nullify the recent election results; its spokesman stated that “in the recent presidential election we found no witness of major fraud or breach in the election.” Ahmadinejad is to be sworn in at the end of July. Neda Agha-Soltan’s martyrdom becomes a symbol for the protest movement. Reza Pahlavi vowed […]
Iran starts airforce manoeuvres in Gulf
Iran began three days of air force exercises in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman to raise operational and support capability. The Guardian Council announced possible polling irregularities in 50 districts. The Revolutionary Guards warned citizens of “revolutionary confrontation” if they return to the streets to protest. Mousavi received support from Ayatollah Zanjani. Hugo […]
Iran’s brave revolutionaries can change nothing but the faces
Iranian state media reported that 13 have been killed and 20 wounded in the protests taking place over the weekend. Rafsanjani’s daughter and three other relatives were arrested. Mousavi continued to demand a nullification of the election results. President Obama urged Iran “to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people.”
Bodies of two British hostages found in Iraq
Once upon a time in Tehran
Iran’s Mousavi says ready for martyrdom: ally
A suicide bomber detonated near the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran. The Guardian Council reported that it is ready to recount a tenth of the votes from the election, and is prepared to deploy riot police to quell future protests. Karoubi’s Etemad-e Melli party canceled its scheduled rally on Saturday due to lack of […]
Chants against West punctuate Khamenei’s defiant speech
Iran’s leader: End protests or risk ‘bloodshed’
UK summons Iran™s ambassador over Khamenei speech
Supreme Leader Khamenei addressed an audience at Tehran University during Friday prayers praising the reelection of President Ahmadinejad as “epic moment that became a historic moment,” and stated that the Islamic Republic “would not betray the vote of the people.” This was the first public appearance by Ahmadinejad since his reelection. Candidates Mousavi and Karrubi […]
Shadowy Iranian Vigilantes Promise Bolder Action
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians joined presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran to mourn those killed during protests since last weekend’s election that was declared in favor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mousavi urged the crowds to conduct peaceful demonstrations.
Tech-savvy protesters battle Iranian government in cyberspace
Demonstrations continue in Iran as the death toll of protesters killed by the police and Basij rose to 32. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps warned it would crack down on journalists and online media for publishing items that “create tension.” The government complained that the US is interfering with Iranian affairs.
Israel: ‘Iran will have nuclear bomb by 2014’
The Guardian Council said it may recount some of the votes as tens of thousands of protesters of rivals President Ahmedinejad and Mir Hossein Mousavi took to the streets. Seven demonstrators were killed by the IRGC-supported Basij militia. The US urged Iran to accept an invitation to nuclear talks.
EU: Ministers urge probe of alleged Iranian poll fraud
Iran protest cancelled as leaked election results show Mahmoud Amadinejad came third
More than 500,000 demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tehran and are organizing in other cities to protest the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mir Hussein Moussavi, Ahmadinejad’s rival, appeared in public, debunking reports he was arrested, and called for calm. Just one day after calling the outcome a “divine assessment,” Supreme leader Ayatollah […]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed victory crushes reform hopes in Iran
Hezbollah felicitates Ahmadinejad on vote
US Persian Gulf forces cautioned on Iran
Defeated Mousavi Asks for Cancellation of Iran’s Presidential Vote Result
Rioting has broken out in Tehran after supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi took to the streets to protest what they called rigged elections. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iranians should acknowledge President Ahmadinejad’s landslide victory, which he termed a “divine assessment.” There are rumors Mousavi has been arrested.
Exiled group says race on in Iran to build bomb
Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the presidential election in a landslide with more than 62 percent of the vote. Westerners said the vote was rigged by Iran’s mullahs.
IRNA, Iran’s state-run news agency, said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is leading the presidential election with 66 percent of the vote, with more than 68 percent of the votes counted so far. Mir Hossein Moussavi, the so-called reform candidate, has 31 percent of the vote.