Showing posts with label ayatollahs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ayatollahs. Show all posts
Dec 22, 2009

Cleric’s Funeral Becomes Protest of Iran Leaders

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Image by Gary Burge via Flickr By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI BEIRUT, Lebanon — The funeral of a prominent dissident cl...
Dec 20, 2009

Iran's dissident Grand Ayatollah Montazeri dies

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One of Iran 's most prominent dissident clerics, Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri , ...
Sep 7, 2009

In Wake of Election Protests, Iranian Officials Canceling Major Ramadan Events - washingtonpost.com

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Image by Nariman-Gh via Flickr By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, September 7, 2009 TEHRAN, Sept. 6 -- Iranian...
Aug 15, 2009

Iran Tries to Suppress Rape Allegations

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By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iran ’s clerical leadership on Friday stepped up a campaign to silence o...
Aug 8, 2009

Conservatives Warn Ahmadinejad Not to Defy Ayatollah on Cabinet Picks

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By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a sign of persistent divisions in Iran ’s hard-line political camp, a...
Aug 5, 2009

The 20 Most Powerful People in Iran

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Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertain...
Jul 26, 2009

Influential Allies Censure Ahmadinejad Over Delay in Deputy's Dismissal

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By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, July 26, 2009 TEHRAN, July 25 -- Influential supporters of President Mahmoud...
Jul 22, 2009

Ayatollah Tells Ahmadinejad to Drop Choice for Top Iranian Deputy

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By ROBERT F. WORTH BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a sign of persistent fissures within Iran ’s conservative ranks, Iran’s supreme leader ...
Jul 21, 2009

Revolutionary Guards Crush Dissent and Widen Control in Iran

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By MICHAEL SLACKMAN CAIRO — As Iran ’s political elite and clerical establishment splinter over the election crisis, the nation...
Jul 17, 2009

Britain Replacing U.S. as Iran's Favorite Target

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By Tara Bahrampour Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 17, 2009 For the past three decades, the United States has been Iran's...

Former Iranian President Criticizes Hard-Liners in Sermon

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By Edward Yeranian Cairo 17 July 2009 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani del...
Jul 5, 2009

Mousavi Details Alleged Election Fraud in Iran

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By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, July 5, 2009 TEHRAN, July 4 -- Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leading opposition c...
Jul 4, 2009

Top Reformers Admitted Plot, Iran Declares

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By MICHAEL SLACKMAN CAIRO — Iranian leaders say they have obtained confessions from top reformist officials that they plotted to bring dow...

Iran Cleric Says British Embassy Staff to Stand Trial

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By JOHN F. BURNS and STEPHEN CASTLE LONDON — A high-ranking Iranian cleric said Friday that Iran planned to put some of the detained Briti...