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Crunch Time in Tehran; Karroubi says Protests will Go On; And, What Khamenei Said
Reformist presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi said Saturday morning that the 4 pm GMT rally on Saturday against the alleged stealing of the presidential election in […]
Live Blogging Khamenei’s Friday Sermon
A correspondent in Iran sent along these thoughts, written as Khamenei was speaking on Friday: “Rough notes…The event is like the old Red Square May […]
"I’m Listening to all my Favorite Music; Maybe Tomorrow I will be Among those Killed"
The owner of this site is tidying affairs in preparation for dying Saturday at the hands of the Iranian security forces. Mousavi supporters are planning […]
Lyons: Khamenei’s Past Power Play against the Clerics May Weaken him Now in Confronting the Reformers
Jonathan Lyons writes in a guest op-ed for IC: As the latest political drama unfolds in Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may yet come to […]
Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Friday Address on the Presidential Elections
The USG Open Source Center Translates Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s sermon on Friday regarding the finality of the presidential election results and the impermissibility of […]
Mourning Rally Biggest Demonstration Since Monday in Tehran; Khamenei to Address Nation
Thursday’s march in Tehran was just enormous, several hundred thousand strong. AFP writes, “Many in the huge crowd walked silently and lit black candles as […]
"This Movement is Becoming More and More Creative"
This was posted to an email list; since the author says it can be used any way we like if it stays anonymous, I’m putting […]
Day of Mourning, Protests, Called by Mousavi on Thursday
Mir-Hosain Mousavi, who maintains he won last Friday’s presidential election despite official assertions that he lost 2 to 1 to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is calling for […]
Iran Election Fraud: Moaddel on Ballen and Doherty
Mansoor Moaddel, a valued colleague, is a sociologist and an important interpreter of the contemporary Middle East who has done a lot of work with […]