Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed victory in Iran's presidential election, unnerving the nation's urban elite.
(Irib 1 TV via Associated Press)
Iranian election uproar tests US
Hard-liner declared victor as unrest flares; Outcome complicates Obama's plan for talks
Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed victory in Iran's presidential election, unnerving the nation's urban elite.
(Irib 1 TV via Associated Press)
WASHINGTON - Iranian election officials declared yesterday that incumbent hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won Iran's hotly contested presidential election in a landslide, prompting riots in Tehran from voters alleging election fraud and raising fears in Washington that President Obama's attempt to hold talks with the Iranian government will now be far more difficult. (Full article: 1107 words)
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