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Iranian presidential election

Ahmadinejad vs. The Ayatollah

Abbas Milani | Jun 21, 2011
A battle royal between the president and the supreme leader has engulfed Tehran. The result? Khamenei and his allies are methodically and ruthlessly establishing the planet’s most unabashed theocratic despotism.

Our Imaginary Foe

Geoffrey Kemp | Apr 25, 2008
Finding monsters under the bed and bogeymen in the closet. Why exaggerating the Iranian threat is bad for U.S. foreign policy.

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Iran: The Next Generation

Reza Marashi
Jason Rezaian
| Jun 29, 2011
Pundits have it wrong. The clerics are on their way out. Ahmadinejad is leading a revolution.

More Bloodshed for Iran

Hossein Askari | Aug 05, 2009
The crisis in Iran is far from over—and will only get more violent as the regime cracks down on any opposition.

The Bully Wins

Paul R. Pillar | Jun 15, 2009
Ahmadinejad’s “victory” in Iran has caused internal disorder—and could poison the Obama administration’s efforts at engagement.
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