Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika are pictured upon Ahmadinejad's arrival 06 August 2007 in Algiers. Ahmadinejad pays an official visit to Algeria.
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I introduced Mashaei because I know him as pious and a fair manager
With full knowledge of Mr. Mashaei's capabilities and piety, I nominated him for the presidential election and Mr. Mashaei has been wronged in this matter.… Of course, when [we have] Leader [of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] there will be no problem.
In a country which is ruled by the Velayat Faqih [Muslim Jurisprudent], the right of an innocent will not be trampled upon, especially at this level.More quotes »
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Iran's Ahmadinejad looks to outsider options
-- By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot -- barring his chief aid from the presidential race -- may Read more »
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Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
-- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.His comments Read more »
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Iran removes potential wild-card candidates
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race yesterday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. Read more »
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Iran hard-liners urge election ban on 2 candidates
Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders -- a moderate former president and a protege of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- from running in next month's presidential election.According to a report Wednesday by the semi-official Fars Read more »
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Iranian president Ahmadinejad could face 74 lashes from election charges
's constitutional watchdog said Sunday it will seek possible charges against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying his chief adviser to the election registry office the previous day.The dispute appears to stem from an Read more »
Around the web
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IRAN DAILY
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the construction phase of a reservoir dam in the western province of Lorestan on Saturday. President Ahmadinejad inaugurated the construction phase of Ma’shoureh Kouhdasht reservoir dam to be built on Kashkan river in Kouhdasht, 5/25/13 from Iran Daily Read more »
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Iran’s post-election factionalism could paralyze policymaking
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s preferred successor, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, will not be running in the June 14 election. Neither will former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The disqualification of both sends a strong message from Supreme Leader Ayatollah from Lebanon Daily Star Read more »
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Iran’s Bogus “Election” Process
of the disastrous 2009 presidential election, which provoked widespread protests against vote-rigging when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was awarded a second term. This time the authorities eliminated all candidates even remotely connected to the opposition from The Heritage Foundation Read more »
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Manuscripts Don't Burn: Cannes Review
– Certain to be seen as an act of provocation by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s censorious regime, director Mohammad Rasoulof unveiled his new political thriller in Cannes earlier today. Shot in Iran without permission, and shrouded in secrecy until from Hollywood Reporter Read more »
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In Iran, the thugs fall out
day after their candidate was barred from next month’s presidential election, supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were being rounded up across the country. According to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (Irna), which is controlled by from New York Post Read more »
