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Iranians in Uproar as Ahmadinejad Wins Election

Despite three days of violent repression, political protesters defied a ban and gathered today by the tens of thousands in downtown Tehran. Iran's supreme leader called for investigating last week's controversial vote count. Is real change in store? What's the role of the military?

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Despite three days of violent repression, political protesters defied a ban and gathered today by the tens of thousands in downtown Tehran. Iran's supreme leader called for investigating last week's controversial vote count. Is real change in store? What's the role of the military?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Borzou Daragahi
BuzzFeed News
Massimo Calabresi
Time
Reza Aslan
University of California, Riverside

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Iranians in Uproar as Ahmadinejad Wins Election

Despite three days of violent repression, political protesters defied a ban and gathered today by the tens of thousands in downtown Tehran. Iran's supreme leader called for investigating last week's controversial vote count. Is real change in store? What's the role of the military?

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To the Point

Iranians in Uproar as Ahmadinejad Wins Election

Despite three days of violent repression, political protesters defied a ban and gathered today by the tens of thousands in downtown Tehran. Iran's supreme leader called for investigating last week's controversial vote count. Is real change in store? What's the role of the military?

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