Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Azmi Bishara, "Iran: The Game of Nations"
The West’s stated desire for dialogue with Tehran to persuade it to rein in its nuclear ambitions while simultaneously conspiring against Iran both inside the country and externally is part and parcel of the ‘game of nations’. The idea is to weaken Iran in negotiations. If the regime in Iran collapses in the process, no… Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 71 'Much ado about nothing'
In his world-prominent speech to the Middle East on June 4, Obama mentioned that ‘In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government.’ So we have the president of the United States admitting to a previous overthrow of the Iranian government while… Continue reading
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Mark Weisbrot, "Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter?"
Does it matter if the election was stolen? Certainly there are grounds for challenging the overall legitimacy of the electoral process, in which the government determines which candidates can compete, and the press and other institutions are constrained. Continue reading
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Tehran, June 2009 By Kaveh Ehsani, Arang Keshavarzian and Norma Claire Moruzzi
Whatever history’s verdict on the desiderata of Fars News, neither the institutional structure nor the political culture of the Islamic Republic will emerge unchanged from the crisis following the 2009 election. The stakes are nothing less than these: Should the protesters persevere, the limited traditions of political and civil rights and citizen participation in the… Continue reading
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Iran: This Is Not a Revolution by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
The current situation in Iran is profoundly different from the situation in 1978 and 1979. First, the Islamic Republic has proven to be rather responsive to societal demands and rather flexible ideologically. I don’t mean to argue that the Iranian state is entirely reflective of the will of the people. I am saying that is… Continue reading
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Muhammad al-Arabi – A realist’s view of the protests in Iran
The ruling theocratic establishment is deeply divided, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene’i and President Ahmadinejad on one side, and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mir Hussein Mousavi on the other. But there are also others occupying various positions in between, posturing, manoeuvring, politicking and hoping to ease themselves into power, one way or another Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Iran's supreme leader appeals for calm
Khamenei gave his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran since last week’s election which sparked the biggest street protests in the Islamic Republic’s history. “Today the Iranian nation needs calm,” the supreme leader said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran’s enemies were targeting the Islamic establishment by questioning the authenticity of this month’s election. “The enemies (of Continue reading
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Iran Election: “Ahmadinejad Won”
Iran’s election commission still hasn’t counted all the votes (roughly 32 million votes in total), but, according to the official results based on about 28 million votes counted so far, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (18,302,924 votes) defeated Mir-Hossein Mousavi (8,929,232 votes). Continue reading
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Evelyn Rico, “Israel Forcefully Condemned at UN Conference against Racism”
The Iranian president was very forceful this Monday in denouncing the existence of a “racist government” in Israel during his speech at the conference. The Iranian leader said that “the worst racists have been brought to Palestine,” attacking the United States for defending “the crimes of Zionism.” Ahmadinejad equally castigated the “US attack against Iraq”… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 