guardian.co.uk - 6/12/2009
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a critical challenge to his leadership from his moderate rival Mir Hossein Mousavi in today's poll. Follow live updates from Tehran by our Middle East editor Ian Black and Matthew Weaver in London 8am: Iran's election day finally arrived at 8am local time (4.30BST), ...
guardian.co.uk - 6/19/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
A week after the disputed poll, Iran's supreme
leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will lead Friday prayers today...
in an attempt to quell continuing anger at the reelection of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Follow live updates 12.20pm: The Guardian's ...
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Iran protests: live - 19 June 2009
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The View From Their Election
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... All reports suggest a massive turn-out in Iran, itself an indication of democracy's potential there. The Guardian has a live updated stream of news. Here's a first hand account from one of their readers: ...
State media: Ahmeanie wins reelection in Iran
Sister Toldjah —
... had been irregularities, including a shortage of ballot papers.
“I am the definite winner of this presidential election,” he declared.
It was unclear how his supporters, who thronged the streets of Tehran nightly in the run-up to Friday’s vote, might react to an Ahmadinejad victory. U.S. strategic intelligence group Stratfor called the situation “potentially explosive,” with a considerable risk of unrest.
The Guardian is liveblogging the goings on in Iran surrounding the election, ...
WHY DID KHAMENEI DO IT?
Right Wing Nut House —
... the deal fall through. This is how the Islamic Republic has done business for 30 years. Given what we know of Ahmadinejad’s past association with a powerful element within the Revolutionary Guards as well as the stated reluctance of the Guards to see a “reformer” assume office, there may be more than meets the eye as far as voter fraud in the Iranian election. It may have been some kind of “coup” by the Guards that was clumsy in its execution and obvious in its intent. Yesterday, the Guardian reported that “A Revolutionary Guard warning about not tolerating a “velvet ...
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