Karroubi ‘recognizes’ Ahmadinejad…
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports (via www.payvand.com) that opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi recognizes Ahmadinejad as being the head of Iran’s government, although he is quick to maintain that the June presidential election was rigged. Karrubi’s new found stance could demonstrate a ploy to extract similar concessions from the ruling elite–sort of a quid pro quo. […]
BBC: Recalling the Ayatollah’s return
The BBC marks the 30th anniversary of Khomeini’s return and the Iranian Revolution. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2041119&w=425&h=350&fv=config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fplayer%2Femp%2Fconfig%2Fdefault.xml%3Fv13%26playlist%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.bbc.co.uk%252Fmedia%252Femp%252F7860000%252F7861800%252F7861850.xml%26embedReferer%3D%26embedPageUrl%3D%2F2%2Fhi%2Fmiddle_east%2F7861357.stm%26config_settings_autoPlay%3Dfalse%26config_settings_showPopoutButton%3Dfalse%26config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType%3Deav2%26config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition%3DInternational%26preroll%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fpfadx%2Fbbccom.live.site.news%2Fnews_middleeast_content%3Bsectn%3Dnews%3Bctype%3Dcontent%3Bnews%3Dmiddleeast%3Bslot%3Dcompanion%3Bsz%3D512x288%3Btile%3D6%26companionSize%3D300x30%26companionType%3Dadi%26config_settings_suppressItemKind%3Dadvert%2C+ident] more about “BBC: Recalling the Ayatollah’s return“, posted with vodpod