Iranian Elections 2009

Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani issues a veiled threat against the country's top ruler. [more]

Rather than a social uprising against the regime, the real post-election crisis in Iran was a complex struggle within the regime. [more]

Iran's Guardian Council will likely confirm Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in the presidential election. [more]

Amid continuing investigations into election irregularities, Iran's political elite continue quarreling among themselves. [more]

An independent analysis of voting irregularities in Iran indicates some fraud, but it does not prove that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have lost in a completely fair election. [more]

The text that follows is a translation of a letter by Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi originally published in Persian on June 20 by Qalam news, a Web site launched in April as one of Mousavi's official news Web sites. STRATFOR cannot confirm the authenticity of the letter. [more]

The division among the Iranian government's power brokers poses more of a threat to the Islamic Republic than the dwindling crowds of protesters in Tehran. [more]

In spite of the media fury, the Tehran demonstrations do not amount to a mass revolution, and even in a zero-vote fraud scenario Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have done quite well in Iran's recent presidential election. The unsuccessful protests against Iran's presidential election have masked the real show, a massive crisis in the Iranian elite. [more]

A blast was reported near Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's mausoleum in the southern part of the Iranian capital, while protesters and security forces reportedly clashed elsewhere in Tehran. [more]

The sustainability of street demonstrations is in question following the supreme leader's sermon. [more]

Iran's supreme leader has decided to use force to snuff out the uprising. [more]

The situation in Iran following presidential elections remains uneasy. [more]

Turmoil following Iran's hotly contested election continues to swirl. [more]

The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. [more]

Tehran's crackdown on Web-based media and sensational reports have made it difficult to ascertain the situation on the ground. [more]

Planned demonstrations by supporters of Iran's political rivals may erupt in violence. [more]

Despite the sound and fury surrounding Iran's recent presidential election, the underlying reality of the Iranian dynamic remains unchanged. [more]

Iran's highest legislative entity will examine the recent presidential elections for fraud. [more]

The text that follows is a translation of a letter by Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi on June 14 to the Iranian people, reported by al Jazeera. [more]

In the wake of a round of protests in Tehran, rumors are still circulating about the Iranian presidential election. [more]