Tehran dispatch: Supreme Leader speaks
June 22, 2009 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Khamanei weeps, he tells us there was no vote rigging, and he seems to give a green light for a crackdown
It is Friday prayers, and the venue is the open-air mosque at Tehran University, but the event looks more like the old Red Square May Day parades. All of Iran, watching in person, or on television, takes careful note of who is there, and who is not. Supreme Leader Khamanei is there, as is President Ahmadinejad as are Larajani and Haddad Adel. So is Mohsen Rezai, former commander of the Revolutionary Guard and one-time electoral foe of Ahmadinejad, sitting in the back of the VIP section. Karroubi, Mousavi, Rafsanjani and Khatami are not.…Supreme Leader Khamanei starts speaking. [read more…]
by Anonymous | from www.salon.com | posted: 19 June 2009
Seven killed during Iran protest
June 22, 2009 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Photo By Faramarz
Iranian state radio says seven people were killed during Monday’s (15 June 2009) protests in Tehran over the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The reports said the deaths came after “thugs” attacked a military post.…The country’s powerful Guardian Council has described the results of Friday’s disputed poll as “provisional”.… Opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi wants them annulled, alleging widespread fraud. Rival marches are planned at the same site on Tuesday.…The demonstrations called by supporters of both President Ahmadinejad and Mr. Mousavi are due to take place in Vali Asr Square in central Tehran.…Monday’s protest involved hundreds of thousands of people and was one of the largest since the [read more…]
Story from BBC NEWS | Posted: 16 June 2009
The Truth Behind Iran’s Election Protests
June 22, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Don’t take what you see on the evening news at face value.
The media are full of breathless reports of an Iranian uprising. They love this story.… After election results from June 12 showed a landslide victory for hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, angry anti-establishment university students took to the streets. For the moment, their protests are surviving a brutal security crackdown.… Read more
