Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
STRATFOR analysis: Iran at a Crossroads
September 27, 2011By Kamran Bokhari / STRATFOR / Austin, TX -- Geopolitically, a trip to Iran could not come at a better time. Iran is an emerging power seeking to exploit the vacuum created by the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq, which is scheduled to conclude in a...
WikiLeaks: pressure within Iran blocked nuclear deal
January 05, 2011A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable reveals that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted a nuclear fuel swap agreement more than a year ago but was pressured internally from politicians who viewed it as a "virtual defeat." The cable made...
US tightens security after leaks
November 29, 2010The White House has ordered government agencies to tighten their handling of classified documents after the latest Wikileaks release. The whistle-blower website has released more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables. They offer candid views of foreign...
Ahmadinejad mocks Obama's nuclear strategy
April 08, 2010By Edward Yeranian Both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki are criticizing the new U.S. nuclear doctrine presented by President Barack Obama. Iranian TV showed President Ahmadinejad delivering a speech Wednesday...
Ion Mihai Pacepa's Open Letter to the Pásdárán Generals
June 29, 2009An Open Letter to the Pásdárán Generals By Ion Mihai Pacepa I appeal to you, generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, the Pásdárán: Do what I did! Defend the people, not the tyrant. I am a two-star general...
Iranian Film Director says Election Was Coup d'Etat
June 23, 2009By Sabina Castelfranco Iranian film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf describes the declared victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's recent presidential elections as a "coup d'etat." Makhmalbaf says the present situation in Iran is not...
Iran Will Not Annul Election Results
June 23, 2009By Edward Yeranian Iran's Guardian Council has ruled out annulling the disputed June 12 presidential election. Opposition supporters are also calling for a general strike, Tuesday. Iranian media reported Tuesday that the nation's powerful Guardian...
Partial Vote Recount Planned in Iran
June 16, 2009Iranian state media report Iran's Guardian Council is prepared to recount disputed ballot boxes from Friday's presidential election. Tuesday's news of a partial recount follows three days of sometimes violent demonstrations in Tehran, as protesters denounce...
Seven Reported Killed In Iran Clashes
June 16, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari, Heather Maher Iranian state-run broadcasters have cited reports saying seven people were killed in violent clashes at a rally in Tehran on June 15. Shots were fired at demonstrators where hundreds of thousands of Iranians were...
Musavi Supporters Defy Ban, Rally In Central Tehran
June 15, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari Thousands of supporters of Iran's main opposition presidential candidate, Mir Hossein Musavi, are protesting in central Tehran, defying a ban on the rally by the authorities. Marching toward the capital's Revolutionary Square...