http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mohammed_KhatamiFind stories, videos, and photos about Mohammed Khatami from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:06:57 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mohammed_Khatami14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mohammed Khatami from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.abtahi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.abtahi/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former Iranian vice president was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in post-election violence, but will remain free on bail while his case is appealed, the semi-official Iranian Student's News Agency reported.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/11/iran.death.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/11/iran.death.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Iranians have been tentatively sentenced to death in connection with post-election protest activities, according to semi-official state media.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/25/iran.reformist.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/25/iran.reformist.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran resumed Tuesday its mass trial of political reformists it has accused of trying to overthrow the government in the wake of the disputed presidential election in June, according to state-run media reports.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/iran.larijani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/iran.larijani/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's influential parliament speaker has called for an investigation into allegations that post-election detainees were raped while in custody, state-run media said.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/10/iran.election.prosecution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/10/iran.election.prosecution/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior official with Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard is calling for the prosecution of two key opposition leaders and a former president, accusing them of fanning the protests that have gripped the nation since its disputed presidential election two months ago.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:12:00 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/08/02/iran.detainee.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/02/iran.detainee.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi and reformist former President Mohammad Khatami on Sunday blasted the trials of people arrested in post-election demonstrations.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:59:00 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/07/28/iran.detainees.released/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/28/iran.detainees.released/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iranian government has released 140 people arrested in the aftermath of the Islamic republic's disputed presidential election, a semi-official news agency reported Tuesday.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/09/iran.protests.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/09/iran.protests.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian pro-government Basij militia members dispersed crowds of protesters here Thursday -- sometimes with force -- witnesses said.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/07/iran.reformists.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/07/iran.reformists.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's three top reformist leaders are calling for an end to the "security atmosphere" in the country, referring to what they say is the government's heavy-handed response to those who protested the results of last month's presidential election.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/03/iran.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/03/iran.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/02/zakaria.iranoutcome/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/02/zakaria.iranoutcome/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election.karrubi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election.karrubi/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's government was accused of blocking publication of a reformist party's newspaper Wednesday to prevent it publishing a letter from a presidential candidate questioning the legitimacy of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in last month's election.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/dabashi.iran.regime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/dabashi.iran.regime/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a recent article published both in the Washington Post and the Guardian, Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty reported that according to their "nationwide public opinion survey of Iranians three weeks before the vote ... Ahmadinejad [was] leading by a more than 2-to-1 margin -- greater than his actual apparent margin of victory in Friday's election."Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:29:00 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/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/06/23/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/06/21/iran.vote.survey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.vote.survey/index.html#cnnSTCTextA survey of Iran's election results raises "serious questions" about the victory that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is said to have won and uncovers irregularities in the official results, a British think tank said Sunday.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:20:00 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/06/18/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/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/06/15/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/06/12/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/06/09/gerges.iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/gerges.iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Iran, as in every country, all politics is local. While there exist few substantive differences among leading presidential contenders over foreign and nuclear policy, there are divisions over the economy.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:04:00 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 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/08/iran.khatami/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/08/iran.khatami/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnding weeks of speculation, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announced Sunday that he will run against the hardline incumbent, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to Iranian media reports.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1808467,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1808467,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMcCain is trying to brand Obama as soft on Iran. He should get his own facts straight firstThu, 22 May 2008 07:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe deck is stacked against them in Friday's election. But opponents of Ahmadinejad are still fighting to get out the vote Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720076,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720076,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA poor showing in this month's parliamentary elections would hurt the Iranian president's hopes for winning another term Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/07/khatami.visit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/07/khatami.visit/index.htmlDialogue and negotiation are the only ways to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, but first "we have to eliminate the language of threat," said former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Thursday, amid a two-week visit to the U.S.Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/05/verjee.khatami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/05/verjee.khatami/index.htmlThe United States has accused Iran of fueling the conflict in Iraq, and arming Hezbollah with rockets and guns in its war with Israel.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/04/iran.khatami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/04/iran.khatami/index.htmlU.S. foreign policy is furthering terrorism in the Muslim world, and negotiations are the only way to resolve the impasse over Iran's nuclear ambitions, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami told CNN while on a two-week visit to the United States.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/27/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/27/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran will not agree to refrain from enriching uranium, outgoing President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/06/state.of.iran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/06/state.of.iran/index.htmlThe band jams in a tiny room atop a Tehran building, their music full of heartbreak, their mood subdued. There is no audience, as rock 'n' roll is banned here and on the streets below.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.election/index.htmlPolling stations closed late Friday in Iran's presidential runoff between a moderate conservative former president and Tehran's hard-line conservative mayor.Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.ballot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.ballot/index.htmlFormer President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will face Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a runoff election for the Iranian presidency, the Ministry of Interior said.Sat, 18 Jun 2005 04:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.ballot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.ballot/index.htmlPolls for Iran's tightly contested presidential election closed Friday at 11 p.m. (2:30 ET), but individuals still waiting in line were being allowed to vote, officials said.Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.election/index.htmlCandidates in Iran's presidential election have ended their campaigning ahead of Friday's closely contested vote, with moderate cleric and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani appearing to lead the race.Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/12/blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/12/blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he would support Iran being referred to the U.N. Security Council if Tehran breached its nuclear obligations.Thu, 12 May 2005 10:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/iran.khatami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/iran.khatami/index.htmlIran's President Mohammad Khatami says he hopes the winner of the U.S. presidential election will not interfere in Iran's affairs.Tue, 02 Nov 2004 10:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/21/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/21/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran says it has started converting raw uranium into gas for enrichment in defiance of demands set by the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog.Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:33:00 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.otsc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/22/iran.elections.otsc/index.htmlHardline conservatives opposed to reform are heading for a landslide victory in Iran's controversial parliamentary elections. CNN Correspondent Kasra Naji explains the background and suggests what may happen next.Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:27:00 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.train/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.train/index.htmlTrain service has resumed around the site in northeastern Iran where more than 300 people were killed and hundreds injured in an exposition two days earlier.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:32:00 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/02/17/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/17/iran.elections/index.htmlNearly half the members of Iran's parliament are criticizing the Islamic nation's supreme leader for ordering general elections to go ahead Friday despite widespread belief that they will not be free or fair.Tue, 17 Feb 2004 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/11/iran.timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/11/iran.timeline/index.htmlTens of thousands of Iranians have been commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Here is a timeline of events that shaped Iran in the 20th century:Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/11/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/11/iran.elections/index.htmlTens of thousands of Iranians have been holding marches and rallies to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/07/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/07/iran.elections/index.htmlIranian President Mohammed Khatami has decided his government will hold general elections as planned in less than two weeks despite serious reservations about the fairness of the vote, Iran's state news agency reported.Sat, 07 Feb 2004 10:01:00 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/02/03/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/03/iran.elections/index.htmlReformist members of Iran's parliament have urged President Mohammed Khatami to postpone this month's parliamentary elections, saying the disqualification of thousands of candidates by Iran's clerical rulers makes a fair vote unlikely.Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/01/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/01/iran.elections/index.htmlAhead of elections later this month, 117 reformist lawmakers resigned from Iran's parliament Sunday, protesting the conservative Guardian Council election commission's disqualification of reform candidates.Sun, 01 Feb 2004 06:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.elections/index.htmlAn electoral crisis loomed Saturday in Iran as the interior minister said February's parliamentary elections would be illegal in light of an impasse over the disqualification of reform candidates.Sat, 31 Jan 2004 18:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/21/iran.khatami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/21/iran.khatami/index.htmlIranian President Mohammed Khatami says he will not resign amid the electoral crisis brewing in Tehran.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:07:00 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/01/14/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/01/13/iran.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/13/iran.protest/index.htmlAmid a protest over the disqualification of moderate candidates from upcoming elections, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's cabinet is prepared to dissolve if it cannot guarantee a fair election process, state-run media report.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/12/iran.walkout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/12/iran.walkout/index.htmlDozens of Iranian legislators are reported to have resumed their protest in parliament over a hard-line commission's disqualification of moderate election candidates.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/11/iran.walkout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/11/iran.walkout/index.htmlIranian reformists walked out of parliament while others staged a sit-in to protest over the conservatives' rejection of election candidates.Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.quake/index.htmlIranian authorities closed schools and warned oil and gas workers in the country's southwest to take precautions Wednesday after a wave of tremors rolled through the region.Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/02/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/02/iran.quake/index.htmlFears of an outbreak of disease following the devastating earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam are abating as international aid pours into the affected area.Fri, 02 Jan 2004 12:23:00 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