Iranian Elections 2009

STRATFOR's coverage of the 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections.

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Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivers the weekly Friday prayer sermon at Tehran University on March 27

Iran: Sermon as Symbolic Protest

July 17, 2009 1527 GMT

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

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The Real Struggle in Iran and Implications for U.S. Dialogue

June 29, 2009 1908 GMT

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

Iran: The Election Clamor Subsides

June 29, 2009 1621 GMT

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

Iran: Government Infighting Continues

June 24, 2009 1720 GMT

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

Iran: The Chatham House Report and Election Irregularities

June 22, 2009 2242 GMT

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]

Iran: Text of Mousavi's Letter to the Guardians Council

June 22, 2009 2152 GMT

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]

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