The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the aftermath of the presidential election in Iran. Tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest last Friday’s results…claiming the election of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was rigged. Listen
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Gary Sick, President Jimmy Carter’s principal aide for Iran during the Iranian Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis, about the current disputed presidential election. Listen
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Jason Margolis about the reaction among Iranian expats in the US to the disputed presidential elections back home. Listen
The World’s Laura Lynch reports from Tehran on today’s presidential election in Iran. Listen
The World’s Katy Clark reports on Iranian voters who are casting ballots today outside of Iran. There are over 300 polling stations open to Iranian ex-pats in India, Britain, and the United States. Listen
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Matthew Bell about Israeli perspectives on Iran’s presidential election. Listen
This week cartoonists around the world share the excitement and concern as Iranians prepare to go to the polls. They also respond to North Korea’s latest provocations and the rightward results of the European elections.
The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the power shift happening in Iran thirty years after the Islamic Revolution. Tomorrow Iranians head to the polls for a hotly contested presidential election. Listen
The World’s Laura Lynch hears from voters in rural Iran in the days leading up to Iran’s presidential election. There are four candidates in the race, including Iran’s conservative incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He faces a strong challenge, but he remains popular outside Iran’s cities. Listen
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with French-Iranian reporter Delphine Minoui of the French newspaper Le Figaro about the impact the presidential race is having on Iranian society. Listen
The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the political dramas unfolding in Iran in the days leading up to Friday’s presidential election. Listen
Iran holds presidential elections on Friday. The incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces three challengers. But don’t count him out. The World’s Laura Lynch reports on Ahmadinejad’s continuing popularity at home. Listen
This week, we go to the Swat Valley in Pakistan to hear how a group of ICT emergency responders are helping UN workers deliver vital aid to those in need. Also, Iran’s presidential election goes online, and President Obama announces a major push to improve America’s cybersecurity. We’ll also talk about using bananas as a low-tech fuel source. Listen
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, about reaction in Iran to President Obama’s speech, and about last night’s presidential debate in Tehran between the incumbent and his main challenger. Listen
Twenty years ago today came word of the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. Journalist John Hockenberry recalls the events surrounding the death and funeral of the Ayatollah. Hockenberry was one of many American reporters covering the story from Tehran. Listen
