Middle East
Obama Dismisses Criticism of Approach to Iran
Fraud Case Rattles Iranian Leader
Iran's Parliament moved against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economy minister over a banking-fraud case, only to back off, in a roller-coaster session that showcased the battle between the president and the country's political establishment. he $2.6 billion fraud case, the largest in Iran's history, has become a powerful vehicle for rivals of Mr. Ahmadinejad to attack his administration.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ‘Moderate’
Iran Funnels New Weapons
U.S. Fails to Find Suppliers to Iran
Iran Woos U.S. Allies as Troops Withdraw
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What About Iran?
While the world focuses on Libya's popular uprising and Moammar Gadhafi's murderous response, Iran has also-far from the international spotlight-been ratcheting up its repression. In the last few days, Tehran has moved to arrest the two leading figures of Iran's opposition, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, and has reportedly transferred them from house arrest to a political prison run by the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran is no Egypt
Iran's Green movement, the squelched democratic hope of 2009, isn't dead after all. Wearing green scarves and chanting "Death to the dictator!", tens of thousands turned out in Tehran, Shiraz and other Iranian cities Monday to demand political change. The size of the protests surprised and embarrassed the regime, but it's important to understand why revolution will be harder than in Egypt and Tunisia.