Arrests of ex-president’s relatives expose rift among Iran ruling clerics over electionTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government said Sunday it arrested the daughter and four other relatives of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the country’s most powerful men, in a move that exposed a rift among the ruling Islamic clerics over the disputed presidential election. Eerie calm settles over Tehran as death toll jumps to 17, Rafsanjani relatives arrestedTEHRAN, Iran — An eerie calm settled over the streets of Tehran Sunday as state media reported at least 10 more deaths in post-election unrest and said authorities arrested the daughter and four other relatives of ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran’s most powerful men. Mousavi supporters rally in Tehran to mourn dead protesters, defying Iran’s highest authorityTEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi rallied in the streets of Tehran again Thursday over the disputed presidential election, answering the opposition leader’s call to turn out dressed in black to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes, a witness said. Mousavi calls new rally in Tehran, urges supporters to wear black to mourn protesters killedTEHRAN, Iran — Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi called his followers back into the streets of Tehran Thursday for another mass rally over Iran’s disputed presidential election and urged them to wear black to mourn those killed in clashes. Iran directly accuses US of meddling in deepening crisis over disputed presidential electionTEHRAN, Iran — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened its media clampdown Wednesday to include blogs and news Web sites. But protesters took to the streets in growing defiance of the country’s Islamic rulers. As thousands march, Iran accuses US of role in deepening unrest; authorities extend crackdownTEHRAN, Iran — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened its media clampdown Wednesday to include blogs and news Web sites. But protesters took to the streets in growing defiance of the country’s Islamic rulers. Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed election; thousands march in Tehran againTEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of “intolerable” meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute. Opposition supporters marched in huge numbers through Tehran’s streets for a third straight day to protest the outcome of the balloting. |
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