Iran's Ahmadinejad warns rivals their plans will fail

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned his political rivals on Friday that their efforts to drive a wedge between him and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would come to nothing.

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Iran election violence "outrageous," Obama says Jun 26, 2009 1:55PM

President Barack Obama on Friday praised the bravery of Iranians who protested against a disputed election in the face of "outrageous" violence, while a hardline Iranian cleric called for the execution of leading "rioters." Read more

Obama: Violence affects hope for dialogue with Iran Jun 26, 2009 1:36PM

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday his hopes for a direct dialogue with Iran had been affected by what he described as the brutality of Tehran's "outrageous" crackdown on protesters in the aftermath of its disputed election. Read more

Doctor flees Iran over "Neda" killing: report Jun 26, 2009 10:24AM

One person captured on Internet videos helping "Neda," the young Iranian woman killed last week who has become an icon of the protests, was identified by a British newspaper on Friday as a doctor who has since fled Iran. Read more

Iranian cleric says "rioters" should be executed Jun 26, 2009 6:59AM

A hardline Iranian cleric on Friday called for the execution of "rioters," in a sign of the authorities' determination to stamp out opposition to the June 12 presidential election result. Read more

Top Iranian legislative body declares election fair Jun 26, 2009 6:50AM

Iran's top legislative body said on Friday it had found no major violations in the June 12 presidential election and called it the "healthiest" vote since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Read more

Two weeks after: Iran rallies fade, elite split Jun 25, 2009 8:20PM

Iran's leadership has quelled mass protests over a disputed presidential poll two weeks ago, but the battle has moved off the street into a behind-the-scenes struggle splitting the clerical establishment into two camps. Read more

Top cleric warns crackdown may uproot Iran's foundations Jun 25, 2009 1:00PM

A top Iranian cleric warned on Thursday that continued crackdown of opposition protests could destabilize the government and threaten the very basic of the Islamic republic. Read more

Ahmadinejad tells Obama not to interfere in Iran Jun 25, 2009 10:50AM

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Barack Obama on Thursday not to interfere in Iran's internal affairs after the U.S. president said he was "appalled and outraged" by post-election violence in the Islamic state. Read more

Iran's opposition vows to go on challenging poll Jun 25, 2009 1:32AM

Iran's reformist opposition leaders vowed to press on with legal challenges to an election they say was rigged, even as the hardline government appeared on Thursday to have largely crushed mass street protests. Read more