http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ayatollah_Ali_KhameneiFind stories, videos, and photos about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:34:47 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/09/22/ganji.iran.ahmadinejad/tztop.akbar.ganji.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ayatollah_Ali_Khamenei14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/22/ganji.iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/22/ganji.iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week world leaders will gather in New York for the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be among them, Iranians reject his claim to leadership. They strongly oppose any meeting or recognition of Ahmadinejad, especially by President Obama.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/20/iran.khamenei.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/20/iran.khamenei.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader on Sunday blasted U.S. plans to overhaul the setup for a missile defense shield in Europe, calling the Obama administration's intentions "anti-Iranian," state-run media reported.Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/14/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/14/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuropean Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet with Iranian officials in less than a month to discuss the Islamic republic's recent proposal on its disputed nuclear program.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/10/iran.detainee.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/10/iran.detainee.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran is spending more time investigating the victims of torture and rape behind bars than investigating those who committed such abuses, a human rights group claimed Thursday.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/04/iran.election.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/04/iran.election.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iranian reformist Web site on Friday released the identities of 72 people it says were killed by government forces in the aftermath of Iran's disputed presidential elections.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.detainee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.detainee/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe father of a detainee beaten to death in an Iranian prison says he's satisfied with the way the Islamic government has handled the case -- even as it serves as proof imprisoned protesters were abused.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/31/iran.detainee.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/31/iran.detainee.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA coroner's report says that a man arrested in the violent aftermath of Iran's presidential elections died from beatings, Iranian media reported Monday in what appeared to be the first official confirmation of a detainee's death from mistreatment.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/27/iran.election.blame/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/27/iran.election.blame/index.html#cnnSTCTextForeign influences are not to blame for Iran's post-election violence, the nation's supreme leader has said, according to state-run media.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/09/iran.prison.chief.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/09/iran.prison.chief.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have fired and arrested the chief of an Iranian jail that was closed amid allegations of mistreatment of detainees held for protesting June's disputed election, Iranian media reported Sunday.Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of Iranians took to the streets here Monday night, hours after the country's supreme leader endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term in office.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour years ago, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kissed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the cheek before he was sworn in as Iran's new leader.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/02/iran.khatami.trials.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/02/iran.khatami.trials.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's reformist former President Mohammad Khatami Sunday blasted the trials of people arrested in demonstrations as an "insult" to Iran and Islam.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/01/iran.detainee.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/01/iran.detainee.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextTrials for nearly 100 Iranians arrested in the aftermath of the disputed June 12 presidential elections began Saturday, two Iranian news agencies reported.Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iran.ahmadinejad.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iran.ahmadinejad.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's controversial president defended his government's relationship with the country's supreme leader on Friday, disputing charges of a political rift.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/28/iran.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/28/iran.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader has ordered the closing of a prison over reported mistreatment of detainees who protested the presidential vote last month, according to government-backed media.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/iran.supreme.leader.deputy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/iran.supreme.leader.deputy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader believes the country's president should dismiss the top vice president, whose recent appointment has drawn criticism from conservatives, semi-official media reported Wednesday.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/20/iran.supreme.leader.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/20/iran.supreme.leader.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader warned the political opposition Monday not to "direct the society toward insecurity."Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/17/iran.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/17/iran.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of Iran's most powerful clerics, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, called Friday for the release of people arrested after last month's disputed presidential election.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/06/iran.khamenei.enemies.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/06/iran.khamenei.enemies.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader blamed enemies and outsiders on Monday for the turmoil that followed last month's presidential elections, according to an Iranian news agency.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/gerges.iran.sons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/gerges.iran.sons/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the dust settles on battered Iranian streets, the ultra-conservative ruling mullahs appear to have won the first round against reformist rivals. But far from vanquished, the reformist movement has gained momentum, confidence, assertiveness and many new followers.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iran.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iran.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter more than two weeks of silence amid Iran's violent election fallout, former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani -- a key Iranian cleric -- emerged Sunday to call out "suspicious sources" who are creating a rift between the public and the Islamic government.Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/27/iran.wheres.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/27/iran.wheres.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe's a key Iranian politician whose name is on the lips of opponents, supporters and experts alike in the bloody aftermath of the Iran's presidential elections.Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite his threats of "consequences" and the subsequent beatings and shooting deaths by government agents, the open protests on Iran's streets by hundreds of thousands of people have dented the shield of invincibility of Iran's Supreme religious Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, say sources in Iran.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.tolerance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.tolerance/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged parliamentarians Wednesday to tolerate the voices of the opposition, government-run Press TV reported.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces wielding clubs and firing weapons beat back hundreds of would-be demonstrators who had flocked to a square in the capital on Wednesday to continue protests against an election they have denounced as fraudulent, witnesses told CNN.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/iran.obama.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/iran.obama.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Obama sent a direct message to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei weeks before this month's disputed election, Iranian sources said Wednesday.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/analysis.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/analysis.rafsanjani/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran stands at a crossroads between the opposition movement and the Islamic regime, which has cracked down on protesters who dispute the election results that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/coughlin.khamenei/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/coughlin.khamenei/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe effectiveness with which Iran's security forces have dealt with the worst outbreak of political violence since the 1979 Islamic revolution illustrates the scale of the challenge faced by the Green Revolution's supporters in changing the way the country is governed.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.protest.faces/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.protest.faces/index.html#cnnSTCTextA photo showing Iranian clerics prominently participating in an anti-government protest speaks volumes about the new face of Iran's opposition movement.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/zakaria.iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/zakaria.iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe decisive margin of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in the June 12 election stunned many observers and angered his opponents' supporters, who in the ensuing days took to the streets in protest by the hundreds of thousands.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iran.election.criticism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iran.election.criticism/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran stepped up allegations Monday against the West of "meddling" in its disputed presidential election even as its election authority reportedly acknowledged that the number of ballots cast in dozens of cities exceeded the number of eligible voters in those areas.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of defiant protesters swept again Saturday into the streets of the Iranian capital, where they clashed with police armed with batons, tear gas and water cannons.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/world.reaction.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/world.reaction.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemonstrators gathered in major cities in France, the United States and Germany on Saturday to condemn Iran's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tehran.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.moussavi.statement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.moussavi.statement/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's ruling system is "going to the slaughterhouse" because of the national outrage over last week's fraudulent presidential election, the Facebook page of Iran's top opposition presidential candidate quoted him Saturday as saying.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/videos.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/videos.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian police clad in riot gear dispersed a crowd of demonstrators at the University of Shiraz Saturday by beating them with batons, a video uploaded to Facebook showed.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeople in the crowd sang songs of tribute as they waited.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.amanpour.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.amanpour.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader delivered an impassioned defense of the Islamic Republic on Friday, insisting a majority of Iranians had faith in the existing establishment and issuing a "religious ultimatum" to protesters to end days of street demonstrations triggered by last week's presidential election.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader is warning the thousands of people who have been protesting last week's presidential vote to maintain self-restraint or face a stiff reaction from authorities.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.speech.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.speech.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextHours after supreme leader Ali Khamenei warned fellow Iranians against continued protests of last week's official election results, plans for further demonstrations appeared to move forward Friday as signs of tightened security emerged.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's Foreign Office summoned a senior Iranian diplomat over comments made Friday by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Foreign Office spokesman said.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader on Friday rejected opposition claims that last week's presidential elections were rigged, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win as "definitive" and demanding an end to days of protests.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTextJune 12 Presidential elections are held following a campaign that saw huge rallies held in support of both incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and main opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, suggesting the race would be closely fought.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.ahmadinejad.comments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.ahmadinejad.comments/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix days after official election results awarded him victory in Iran's presidential elections and four days after he compared the putative losers to fans of a losing soccer team, unleashing a wave of fury in his country, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a broadcast aired Thursday his remarks had been taken out of context.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.university/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.university/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader will deliver a sermon Friday at Tehran University, just days after a bloody crackdown at the school, according to a statement from the pro-government Basij militia.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/analysis.iran.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/analysis.iran.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are signs that the ongoing protests against last week's presidential election results may be starting to divide Iran's conservative leadership.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader gave his blessing to the outcome of the country's presidential election Sunday despite widespread allegations of fraud, calling the results "a divine miracle," the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.101.explainer.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.101.explainer.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor almost a week, tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in daily protests -- handkerchiefs shielding their faces from the pungency of tear gas, fists punching the air, and chants of "Down with the dictator" echoing against buildings.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/18/rollins.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/18/rollins.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of my favorite movies is the Academy Award-winning best picture "Braveheart," a fictionalized retelling of the story of William Wallace, the Scots knight and resistance leader during the Scottish independence wars of the 13th century.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Iranian-Americans, watching the post-election unrest in Iran, say the tug-of-war between the people and their hardline government has come to a head after three decades.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main political rival attended demonstrations at separate locations in Tehran on Tuesday in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs protests continue over the disputed presidential elections in Iran, we asked two analysts to explain the background to the controversy.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/gerges.iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/gerges.iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith an apparent political coup in Iran by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his supporters over the weekend, the ruling mullahs have dispensed with all democratic pretense and joined the ranks of traditional dictators in the Middle East.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/iran.election.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/iran.election.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad further fueled the unprecedented drama in Iranian politics ahead of Friday's national elections, giving a fiery response Wednesday to harsh criticism from one of the country's top politicians and other critics.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/21/iran.us.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/21/iran.us.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday he sees no change in U.S. policy toward Iran despite the U.S. promise of a "new beginning."Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.iraq.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.iraq.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of an Iranian group say Iraqi forces have beaten and abused them as Iraqis move to expel the Iranians from a camp on Iraqi land.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/05/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/05/markets/oil/index.htmOil surged more than $3 to a record $119.97 per barrel on Monday as a weaker dollar pulled in buyers and international conflicts threatened to disrupt supply.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.islamicguards/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.islamicguards/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader announced a new chief for the country's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Saturday, as the Bush administration considered giving terror status to the state military agency.Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution that expands the mandate of its mission in Iraq.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/28/iraq.iran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/28/iraq.iran/index.htmlIran's supreme leader on Tuesday said American policies in Iraq are the "main cause" of that country's violence and insecurity, and withdrawal of "foreign forces" is the first step to ending the country's discord, according to an Iranian news agency report.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/13/iraq.iran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/13/iraq.iran/index.htmlIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has praised the new Iraqi government and said Iran looks forward to the day when U.S. troops leave Iraq, according to an Iranian media report.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/13/iraq.main/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said leaders of Middle Eastern nations believe the Iraq war has "been a real disaster" for the region.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/21/iran.khamenei/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/21/iran.khamenei/index.htmlSupreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's highest authority, said on Monday the Islamic Republic had decided to press ahead with its pursuit of nuclear energy, suggesting Iran will not heed a U.N. demand to stop enriching uranium.Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/05/us.iran.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/05/us.iran.oil/index.htmlOil prices have surged above $73 after Iran's supreme leader warned the United States that any "misbehavior" directed at his country could endanger oil movements in the Persian Gulf.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/09/rice.iran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/09/rice.iran/index.htmlSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice told senators Thursday that the United States faces "no greater challenge from a single country" than from Iran.Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/10/iran.iaea.1350/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/10/iran.iaea.1350/index.htmlIran has broken the seals on equipment at an atomic processing facility amid Western fears Tehran could use its technology to build a nuclear bomb.Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.leader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.leader/index.htmlIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pronounced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the country's new president.Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/28/iran.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/28/iran.tm/index.htmlHard-liner is not a nice word, even for hard-liners. So, immediately after his stunning landslide last week, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that as Iran's new President, he would not be shutting Iran off from the rest of the world or curtailing the Internet or taking the country back to the 9th century.Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/16/iran.embassy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/16/iran.embassy/index.htmlIranian students have scuffled with riot police who kept them from attacking the British Embassy in a protest against the Iraq war.Sun, 16 May 2004 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/23/iran.elections.results/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/23/iran.elections.results/index.htmlHardline conservatives took over parliament Monday after a landslide victory in Iran's disputed parliamentary elections.Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/22/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/22/iran.elections/index.htmlHardline conservatives opposed to reform are heading for a landslide victory in Iran's controversial parliamentary elections.Sun, 22 Feb 2004 05:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/21/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/21/iran.elections/index.htmlIslamic hard-liners and reformists both claimed victory in Iran's elections, with returns showing conservatives ahead in the race for parliament but a reformist boycott limiting voter turnout.Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.elections1415/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.elections1415/index.htmlPolling is under way in Iran for disputed parliamentary elections predicted to give more control of the Islamic nation to conservative religious hardliners.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.elections/index.htmlInitial results in controversial parliamentary elections in Iran show that Islamic conservatives are winning most of the seats.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.elections/index.htmlIranians are preparing to go to the polls amid predictions that conservative hardliners will flex their muscles and take control of the Islamic nation's parliament.Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/04/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/04/iran.elections/index.htmlAfter disqualifying thousands of reformist candidates, Iran's Guardian Council will reconsider several candidates given approval to run for office by Iran's intelligence ministry, a government spokesman said.Wed, 04 Feb 2004 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/21/iran.resignations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/21/iran.resignations/index.htmlIran's Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi says a number of ministers have tendered their resignations in an ongoing dispute over the disqualification of hundreds of pro-reform candidates.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/16/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/16/iran.quake/index.htmlIranian officials say the death toll in last month's Iranian earthquake in the city of Bam has risen to 41,000 and the final figure could hit 45,000, according to Iran's state-run media.Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/14/iran.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/14/iran.protest/index.htmlIranian reformist lawmakers have refused President Mohammad Khatami's call to end their protest over the disqualification of hundreds of moderate candidates for parliament.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 08:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/01/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/01/iran.quake/index.htmlIranian authorities say search and rescue operations to find survivors from last week's devastating earthquake in Bam are essentially over.Thu, 01 Jan 2004 07:21:00 EST