Power struggle among Iran’s clerics bursts into the open as ayatollah’s relatives are arrested

TEHRAN, Iran — A backstage struggle among Iran’s ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one of the country’s most powerful men.

Russia says Iran’s election is its own business

YEKATERINBURG - Russia Tuesday said that no country has any business with Iran’s recent elections which were accused of voting fraud and sparked mass demonstration.

Iran’s Guardian Council agrees to limited ballot recount in disputed elections

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Islamic leadership is prepared to conduct a limited recount of disputed presidential elections, a spokesman said Tuesday, as thousands of people took to the streets to show support for the regime and authorities cracked down on independent media.

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