As reports surface of Mousavi’s renewed calls to protest, Sophie Black touched base with the anonymous Iranian refugee who speaks to his brother in Tehran on a regular basis.
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mousavi piles the pressure on Ahmadinejad
Mir Hossein Mousavi is stepping up the verbal attacks on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the embattled Iranian president continues to butt heads with colleagues and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Iranian opposition leader “smells blood”.
Eyewitness risks his life to tell Tehran’s stories
Crikey has been put in touch with an Iranian refugee who now has permanent residency in Australia. One of his brothers lives and works in Tehran, staying in touch with phone calls.
The Shah’s son on Iran and revolutions
The Shah’s son, Reza Pahlavi, chats to The New York Times about why Mousavi wouldn’t be better than Ahmadinejad — and defends allegations made against his father’s regime.
Mousavi’s family feels the threat
Fears are growing that the opposition leader’s outspoken wife is among the hundreds of protesters who have been detained, after she called for detained protestors to be released.
Crikey Clarifier: How are Iran’s political leaders different?
What are the key differences between the policies of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his opponent Mir Hossein Mousavi? Dr Sally Totman has the answers.
Mousavi not the agitator rebels had hoped
Mir Hossein Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran’s disputed election. But there are ample signs his rebel stature is being eroded, writes Brian Murphy.
Why Israel prefers Ahmadinejad
Even though Ahmadinejad has threatened Israel with destruction, many officials and analysts there actually prefer him to Mousavi, because they believe he is be easier to isolate from the international community.
Interview with Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Foreign Policy speaks to Mi- Hossein Mousavi’s external spokesman, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, about why Mousavi is the “Obama of Iran”.
A big step backwards in the Middle East
A week after Lebanon’s elections were won by the moderate, pro-western forces, Iran has gone the other way, writes Charles Richardson.
Iran’s Presidential race: meet the candidates
As Iran goes to the ballot box, meet the four people who might be Iran’s next leader, and what the press are saying about them.
