http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mir_Hossein_MoussaviFind stories, videos, and photos about Mir Hossein Moussavi from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:44:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election.amanpour/tztop.iranian.police.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mir_Hossein_Moussavi14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mir Hossein Moussavi from CNN.com.http://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/asiapcf/06/24/iran.activist.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/24/iran.activist.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wife of an Iranian pro-reformist activist detained as he tried to leave the country last week says she is "deeply concerned" for his safety.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.football.protest.retirements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.football.protest.retirements/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour Iranian footballers have been "retired" from the national side after protesting against the contested election result in the country during a match against South Korea, according to media reports.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:18:00 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.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Iran extended the deadline Tuesday to file complaints about the disputed presidential election, one candidate lashed out at the hardline government while another went the opposite direction and withdrew his accusations.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:53:00 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/06/22/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextA defiant and chaotic protest sprouted in and around a public square Monday despite a warning by Iran's Revolutionary Guard against the kind of street demonstrations that have roiled Iran for more than a week, witnesses said.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/dabashi.iran.myths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/dabashi.iran.myths/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a short essay that Abbas Amanat, a scholar of 19th-century Iran at Yale University, was asked to write for The New York Times on the current crisis in Iran, he asserted that what we are witnessing is "the rise of a new middle class whose demands stand in contrast to the radicalism of the incumbent President [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad and the core conservative values of the clerical elite, which no doubt has the backing of a religiously conservative sector of the population."Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:40:00 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/06/22/iran.us.wolfowitz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iran.us.wolfowitz/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama should reach out to Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi as tensions in Iran over the disputed presidential elections continue to heighten, a former Bush administration official told CNN Sunday.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:27:00 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/iran.arab.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.arab.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Arab world is among the worldwide audience that has been closely watching as events in Iran have unfolded over the past week.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:07:00 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/06/19/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.regional.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.regional.reax/index.html#cnnSTCText"Millions voted for President Ahmadinejad and that makes the elections definitive," declared Iran's Grand Ayatollah Ali Akbar Khamenei during his Friday sermon.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.protests.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.protests.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike thousands of other Iranian women, Parisa took to Tehran's streets this week, her heart brimming with hope. "Change," said the placards around her.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.america.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.america.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe turmoil in Iran is about a country screaming out for global recognition, said Badi Badiozamani, an author, scholar and Iran expert.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:01:00 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/06/19/iran.q.and.a/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.q.and.a/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN: What, in your estimate, will Iran be like in two weeks? Do you expect the government to crack down to end the protests?Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:24:00 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.mourning.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.mourning.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven sequestered by government order in our hotel, we could still hear the sounds of protests in the night.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Iran's capital for the sixth day in a row Thursday to protest election results they consider fraudulent.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:00 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/06/18/iran.moussavi.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.moussavi.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextMir Hossein Moussavi, whose apparent defeat in Iran's presidential election has sparked unprecedented demonstrations against the regime, is an unlikely challenger to the country's populist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/sound.off.on.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/sound.off.on.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe eyes of the world are on Iran as protesters take to the streets in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iran.protest.atlanta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iran.protest.atlanta/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of Iranian-Americans, energized by the opposition movement in Iran, protested in solidarity Tuesday in Atlanta.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:23:00 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/06/17/iran.football.team/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.football.team/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of Iran's national soccer team wore green arm and wrist bands Wednesday during their World Cup qualifying match against South Korea.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/us.iran.russia.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/us.iran.russia.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian-Americans demonstrated on the streets of Washington on Wednesday evening, marching from Iranian diplomatic offices to the Russian embassy, in protest of both governments' actions.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe's been labeled by many as the "reformist," a man who can take Iran beyond the truculent anti-Western rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iranian.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iranian.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a hat store on trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California, Ariane Azarpira and her daughter Samira searched for cyberspace clues to the well-being of friends and family in Iran.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.elections.rallies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.elections.rallies/index.html#cnnSTCTextMarching in dramatic silence, many with tape over their mouths, hundreds of thousands of Iranians kept alive public support for opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi Wednesday even as the government stepped up efforts to thwart daily protests calling for a new presidential election.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.activist.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.activist.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former Iranian deputy prime minister who headed a group supporting increased freedom and democracy was pulled from his hospital bed and arrested Wednesday in Tehran, his granddaughter told CNN.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:19:00 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/06/16/iran.journalists.banned/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.journalists.banned/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's government Tuesday banned international media from covering rallies in Tehran being held in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/ballen.iranian.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/ballen.iranian.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a poll conducted three weeks before Iran's June 12 vote, our nonprofit organizations found a consensus among Iranians, including almost all of those who told us they would vote for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And that consensus is that Iranians want a truly democratic system.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.election.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.election.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian presidential challenger Mir Hossein Moussavi's hometown of Tabriz is Exhibit A for his supporters as they argue that last week's election was rigged.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi told followers Monday he will "pay any cost" to contest the country's presidential election results, but said he had little hope his challenge would succeed.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.election.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.election.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextMedia rights group Reporters Without Borders is urging nations to not recognize the results of Iran's presidential election, citing censorship and a crackdown on journalists.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.eyewitness/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.eyewitness/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe was surrounded and pleading for them to stop but six men with clubs, batons and metal rods kept battering a young Iranian man with ruthless force. The swing that keeps replaying in my head was the black baton that smashed the man in the skull behind his left ear.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:50:00 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/POLITICS/06/15/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/15/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnother interesting Sunday, this one dominated by the complicated policy and political choices of the debate over health care and the uncertainty the disputed presidential election in Iran adds to the already unpredictable U.S. and international dealings with Tehran.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of 20 to 30 men, carrying clubs and metal pipes, banged on the door of an apartment building in a Tehran neighborhood.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.foreign.protests.gallery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.foreign.protests.gallery/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe landslide defeat of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's leading opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi, who some analysts predicted would win the election, triggered protests around the world.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.rival/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.rival/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declined Sunday to guarantee the safety of his defeated rival Mir Hossein Moussavi in response to a question from CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Joe Biden expressed doubts Sunday about the validity of Iran's presidential election, but said it will take time to analyze the results.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/iran.election.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/iran.election.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House remained neutral on the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, praising the spirited debate among voters, but joined Canada on Saturday in saying it is monitoring reports of irregularities.Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs street protests and voter skepticism rose over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory, the incumbent leader hailed the vote, saying it was a "great ordeal" but one that pointed "the way to the future."Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefying many predictions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a commanding lead in the presidential vote count early Saturday, election officials with Iran's Interior Ministry said.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/zakaria.iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/zakaria.iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters turned out in heavy numbers Friday in Iran's election. Some lined up before polls opened, and others waited more than three hours under the hot sun to cast their ballots.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iran.moussavi.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iran.moussavi.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextMir Hossein Moussavi, Iran's former prime minister, has emerged as a serious contender to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was, for months, considered a shoo-in for re-election to the Iranian presidency.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iran.election.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iran.election.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's no doubt that Iran's election will be a major test for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But many Iranian women hope the results will also shake the current status of women in the Islamic republic.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:24:00 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/06/10/iran.election.rallies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/10/iran.election.rallies/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe sidewalks of Iran's capital are jammed with political rallies, just days before the Islamic republic decides on its next president.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.khatami/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.khatami/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's moderate former president will not challenge President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the upcoming presidential election, the state-run Fars news agency said Monday.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:16:00 EDT