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"I’m not reconciled with [Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons], and I don’t think the international community is reconciled with that," US President Barack Obama said Thursday in an interview with the Associated Press, ahead of a trip to Moscow. Full Story… After Iran’s Guardian Council acquiesced to popular demands and conducted a recount of the contested June 12 vote which left incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power, announcing Tuesday that the election case was closed, opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said he considered Iran’s cleric-led government "illegitimate," and former president Mohammad Khatami lashed out at the […] European diplomats were considering whether to withdraw the ambassadors of all 27 member-nations of the European Union from Iran, in a dispute over the detention of the British Embassy’s local personnel, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Full Story… Iran’s embattled opposition leader has branded last month’s presidential election "illegitimate" and has demanded the regime release all political prisoners. Full Story… Reporting from Beirut — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his controversial reelection affirmed by clerical allies a day earlier, on Tuesday hailed his victory as a triumph for the nation as opponents continued to question the legitimacy of the vote. Full Story… The council affirms the presidential election results after conducting a recount of 10% of the votes. Meanwhile, Iran says 5 of 8 British Embassy employees arrested over the weekend have been freed. Full Story… Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday asked a senior judge to launch an investigation into the death of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman who became an icon of Iran’s opposition after video capturing her bleeding to death on a Teheran street was circulated worldwide. Full Story… In an apparent attempt to placate opposition protesters, Iran on Monday morning began a partial recount of votes cast in the Islamic republic’s disputed June 12 presidential elections. Full Story… TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Watched closely by police, several thousand protesters moved slowly down a major Tehran thoroughfare Sunday in the first demonstration over the country’s disputed presidential election that authorities have allowed in days. Full Story… Five out of nine local staff from the UK embassy detained in Tehran have been released, Iranian officials say. Full Story… |
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