Protesters gear up for Iran's president
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Large protests are planned as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares for two question-and-answer sessions in the U.S. today. Ahmadinejad will take questions in a lunchtime video conference with the National Press Club and at an afternoon event with about 600 students and faculty at Columbia University.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is scheduled to fly to Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Pressure is growing on Iraq's government and the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to look beyond the country's borders to bring an end to the ongoing violence.
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Thousands rallied Saturday outside Paris to decry a recent European Union decision to keep an Iranian opposition group on a terror blacklist, while a group leader insisted Iran is "on the verge of exploding."
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating their campaign to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad swept to power promising to bring oil revenues to every family but he now faces growing domestic discontent over newly imposed fuel rationing and skyrocketing prices.
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Iran's outspoken president is invited by Saudi Arabia to perform this year's pilgrimage to the Islamic holy places.
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Iranian students light fireworks and burn a portrait in protest during an address by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was under pressure to perform a U-turn on petrol rationing today after the restriction prompted violent protests at filling stations across the country this week.
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Protesters intensify their campaign against Sunday's election results.
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Iran said on Saturday turnout was high in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, with some initial reports suggesting allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might not have won resounding backing.
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Tens of thousands of civil defense volunteers held a rally Wednesday in Iran&#39;s capital city in a show of force designed to deter possible US or Israeli attacks on Iran&#39;s nuclear installations.
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Opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held an early lead in key races in Iran's local elections, including in the capital Tehran, according to results announced Monday.
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A day before flying to New York to speak directly to the American people, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a confrontational tone Saturday with a parade of fighter jets and missiles and tough warnings for the United States to stay out of the Mideast.
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Iranian president prepares to address university audience prior to UN general assembly.
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A popular former president has resumed his attacks against hardline Iranian clerics threatening to disqualify reformists from upcoming elections.
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A group of antiwar protesters demonstrated outside the White House yesterday to condemn what they termed the government's "demonization" of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said they think the Bush administration is preparing the public for an attack on Iran.
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Iranians voted late into the night on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in elections that will give the first indication of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity since his 2005 poll victory.