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US Accuses Iran of Helping Syria Suppress Opposition [VIDEO]

Is Iran Helping Syria Crack Down on Protesters?

In its bloody crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters, Syria may be getting some secret help from an old friend -- Iran. Iran has long been suspected of aiding its fellow Shiite Muslims in Bahrain and Yemen during anti-government rallies in those countries. Bahrain has a Shiite majority ruled by a Sunni Muslim king, and...

Opinion: While World Looks Away, Iran Cracks Down

While the world focuses its attention on the unrest in Libya, and on other Middle Eastern countries trying to throw off tyrannical leaders, Iran is seizing the opportunity to increase repression of its political dissidents. On Monday, Iranian opposition websites confirmed that security forces have arrested two 2009...

White House Condemns 'Intimidation' by Iran

WASHINGTON -- The White House is condemning what it calls an "organized intimidation campaign" by the Iranian government against opposition leaders and other activists. In a statement released Sunday, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor accused Iran of "blatant violation of the universal rights of its...

Iran Warns Opposition Rally May Turn Violent

TEHRAN, Iran -- In an apparent attempt to discourage protesters, an Iranian pro-government news agency claimed on Sunday that armed opposition groups plan to fire on people participating in a rally set for Sunday afternoon. The report from the hardline Fars news agency said that teams from the Mujahedeen Khalq, an...

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05/05/12 Irans vote in parliamentary poll run-off Source: Zawya.com Iranians voted on Friday in a run-off parliamentary election in which allies of hardline Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hoped to claim victory over President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad.

Background on mahmoud ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (, Mahmūd Ahmadinezhād , ; born 28 October 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country.

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