Topic: Mehdi Karroubi
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Is Iran's Ahmadinejad going rogue as his term ends?
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is challenging attempts to sideline him during the waning months of his presidency as the country braces for another election.
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As Iran's elections near, Ahmadinejad refuses to leave office quietly (+video)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cannot run again, but instead of easing his way out of office, he is stirring up controversy and clashing with other politicians.
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Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi speaks out against Iran sanctions
Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian to win a Nobel Peace Prize, also spoke with the Monitor about her fight for human rights in Iran and challenged the supreme leader's role.
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High turnout in Iran elections could end 'paranoia' of leaders
While full results of Friday's Iran elections have yet to be released, the regime has trumpeted an official turnout of 64 percent as a public vote of confidence after the tumultuous 2009 election.
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Iran trumpets high turnout in parliamentary elections (+video)
Iran's leaders see today's parliamentary elections as central to affirming their popular support – especially at what Supreme Leader Khamenei called a 'more sensitive period' of tensions with West.
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Global Viewpoint Iran's Green Movement has actually achieved its goal
Where does Iran’s opposition stand two years later? The price of speaking out has been high. Even so, the movement has achieved its goal by gaining moral high ground, revealing the true face of the Islamic regime, and draining away much of its political legitimacy.
06/15/2011 01:40 pm -
John Hughes Will Arab world’s freedom wave reach Iran or China?
Both Beijing and Tehran are reacting defensively, seeking to silence pro-democracy protesters and retain totalitarian control.
03/17/2011 01:45 pm -
Is Obama's tough talk enough to help Iran's protesters?
President Obama on Tuesday chastised Iran for seeking to stifle protesters with beatings and tear gas. Some critics say he needs to act more forcefully against Iran's theocratic government.
02/15/2011 07:13 pm -
Terrorism & Security US backs Iran protests; Iranian lawmakers want opposition leaders executed
After a day of massive protests in Iran, Secretary of State Clinton affirmed US support for the antigovernment demonstrators while Iranian lawmakers called for opposition leaders' execution.
02/15/2011 08:41 am -
Iran opposition returns to streets, energized by Egypt
The Green Movement showed signs of revitalization Monday as tens of thousands of Iranians rallied and clashed with police.
02/14/2011 05:11 pm -
Mubarak out as Iran's Ahmadinejad claims ownership of Mideast 'divine awakening'
As Egypt rejoiced over Mubarak's removal, President Ahmadinejad marked the 32nd anniversary of the 1979 Iran revolution with a speech declaring it was the foundation for the popular unrest spreading through Arab nations.
02/11/2011 01:46 pm -
Iran's Khamenei praises Egyptian protesters, declares 'Islamic awakening'
Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme religious leader, addressed Egypt's protesters in Arabic on Friday, calling President Mubarak a 'traitor dictator' who has betrayed Egyptians.
02/04/2011 09:58 am -
In Qom, Iran's supreme leader Khamenei aims to cement leadership over clerics
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a high-profile visit to Qom today to demonstrate his leadership over a religious establishment divided by last year's election.
10/19/2010 10:01 am -
Iran to release one of three US hikers amid pressures at home and abroad
In addition to facing outside pressures on nuclear initiatives and human rights issues such as the US hikers, Iranian officials still fear the opposition Green Movement at home.
09/09/2010 05:17 pm -
Dissidents say Iran nuclear sanctions are helping Ahmadinejad
The Obama administration says Iran nuclear sanctions are beginning to have an effect. But two prominent dissidents say the sanctions are playing into the hands of the Ahmadinejad regime.
08/12/2010 06:27 pm -
Tense calm on eve of anniversary of disputed Iran election
One year after the disputed Iran election that returned President Ahmadinejad to office, many say the revolution and the regime have lost legitimacy. Green Movement opposition leaders, who called off a rally, are facing growing criticism of their tactics.
06/11/2010 05:36 pm -
Terrorism & Security Iran opposition leaders cancel mass protests
Denied permits, Iran's opposition movement canceled demonstrations to mark the one-year anniversary of controversial national elections. Washington has stepped up efforts to aid the dissidents.
06/11/2010 09:15 am -
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei warns opposition ahead of key anniversary
Just ahead of the one-year anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election, supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei told Iranians to be watchful for opponents. But he also has pardoned or commuted sentences in recent days for 81 detainees jailed during protests.
06/07/2010 10:47 am -
Iran protests: Is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei winning?
With Iran protests largely shut down, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has declared "victory." But as Iranians evaluate the past year during Norouz celebrations this weekend, he knows he's lost legitimacy, say close observers.
03/18/2010 06:01 pm -
Iran militants deface home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi
Militant supporters of the current government in Iran scrawled "death to Karroubi" on the Tehran home of opposition leader and reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi, whose claims that Iran's presidential election were tainted by fraud have been described as "seditious" by right-wing officials.
03/15/2010 04:31 pm -
Terrorism & Security Iran revolution anniversary sparks clashes, arrests in Tehran
As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that Iran had produced a higher grade of nuclear fuel, opposition protesters clashed with security forces on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
02/11/2010 08:25 am -
On eve of Iran anniversary, talk of compromise
Opposition protesters are ready to rally when Iran's Islamic republic celebrates its 31st birthday on Thursday. Observers say both sides may be prepared to compromise after eight months of unrest.
02/09/2010 11:55 am -
Global Viewpoint Abdolkarim Soroush: The goals of Iran's Green Movement
A new manifesto outlines the aims of Iran's Green Movement, including a free press and the resignation of President Ahmadinejad.
01/06/2010 09:48 pm -
After Sunday clashes in Iran, 'Green Movement' supporters take stock
Following Iran clashes on Sunday between Green Movement supporters and Iranian security forces left at least 10 people dead, reformists say hundreds of supporters have been arrested. Now supporters of change are speculating about what comes next.
12/28/2009 09:23 am -
Iran opposition energized by Montazeri funeral in Qom, say eyewitnesses
The death of Iran cleric Montazeri “is also a blessing – it brought people out again,” said an engineering student, one of hundreds of thousands who turned out. Eyewitnesses report pro-regime basiji and mourners in verbal clash inside Qom shrine.
12/21/2009 04:28 pm
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