Future of Iranian politics and regime
An academic uses the term "dictatorship" in an analysis of Iran (see yesterday's blog post) and a politician uses it in a political argument. Do they agree with one another? Are the assertions about dictatorship accurate? How can we find out?Opposition Hardens Line Inside Iran
Mir Hussein Moussavi, the Iranian opposition leader, made some of his harshest remarks to date against Iran’s rulers on Tuesday in an interview on his Web site, calling their behavior dictatorial and terrifying.
The remarks by Mr. Moussavi, whom supporters regard as the real winner of Iran’s contested presidential election last June, appeared to be part of a broader opposition effort to counter an intensified crackdown by the government ahead of the Feb. 11 anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when many expect new street protests to erupt…
“The majority of people believed in the beginning of the revolution that the roots of dictatorship and despotism were abolished,” he said. “I was one of them, but now I don’t have the same beliefs. You can still find the elements and roots that lead to dictatorship.”
Mr. Moussavi served as prime minister in the first eight years after the revolution…
A former senior official close to the opposition said that Mr. Moussavi “has taken his attacks against the regime one step further up.”…
Iran Opposition Leaders Urge Rally on Anniversary
Throwing up a challenge to the increasingly violent tactics of Iran’s ruling elite, the country’s two leading opposition figures are urging protesters to defy the government and take to the streets in an antigovernment rally on Feb. 11...
The statements by the two opposition leaders, Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hussein Moussavi, appeared to reflect a unanimous decision to stand fast in the face of the brutal treatment of protesters by the government...
Opposition Web sites reported Wednesday that the authorities had unleashed a new wave of arrests ahead of the planned rally on Feb. 11, the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution...
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