Iran: opposition defy threats as crisis escalates

Security forces used tear gas and water cannons against protesters in Tehran, as a sucide blast at the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum left three dead and eight wounded.

Khamenei speech reveals split in Iran’s political elite

Ayatollah Khamenei, in his address on the crisis, made corruption charges against the one man in a position to remove him—Hashemi Rafsanjani, leader of the Council of Experts.

Iran: Khamenei demands Mousavi join call for unity

Iran’s defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who led tens of thousands of protesters in a sixth day of demonstrations, faces a demand from Ayatollah Khamenei to join him in a call for “unity.”

Iran: hundreds of dissidents arrested, disappeared

International rights organizations say hundreds of activists and opposition figures have been detained in Iran in response to protests over the country’s disputed elections.

Chávez backs Ahmadinejad amid Iranian protests

Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez is one of the few world leaders to stand by Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Tehran to protest his re-election claim.

Iran: violence spreads to Tabriz

With a harsh media crackdown in place, word has been slow to get out of protests outside Tehran—but at least two are reported dead in Tabriz, capital of Azerbaijan province.

Iran: seven dead as protests escalate

As Iran’s embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Russia June 16, Iranian state radio reported that seven people were killed in clashes overnight, escalating tensions after days of unprecedented demonstrations that have forced a formal review of elections results. The… Read moreIran: seven dead as protests escalate

Iran: protests claim first life; Guardian Council blinks?

One was killed as a pro-government militia opened fire in protesters in Tehran’s Azadi Square. Iran’s Guardian Council has agreed to hear challenges to the election results before affirming them.

Iran: resistance spreads

Iran is bracing for a third day of protests after defeated candidate Mousavi called for the election to be annulled. Juan Cole weighs in for fraud, while Ahmadinejad scapegoats George Soros.

Riots rock Iran following election

As Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed election results that show him winning by more than 62%, supporters of his opponent Mir Hossein Moussavi flooded the streets and clashed with riot police.

Iran hangs three in Baluchistan mosque blast

Three men were hanged for their supposed involvement in a May 28 bomb attack that killed 25 and injured over 100 at a mosque in Iran’s eastern city of Zahedan, Baluchistan province.

Israel: Venezuela, Bolivia supply Iran with uranium

Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report accusing the South American countries of violating UN sanctions.