Ahmadinejad Meets O.J. Ahmadinejad Meets O.J.
In a distinctly Orwellian turn of events, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ("Mr. Sixty-Three Percent") has pledged to investigate the death of Neda Agha-Soltan. It reminds me ...
Jun 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Little to Celebrate in Iraq Little to Celebrate in Iraq
There's little to celebrate about the US pullback in Iraq. More than six years after the US invasion, Iraq is shattered. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead -- far more, inc...
Jun 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Talking to Ahmadinejad, Part II Talking to Ahmadinejad, Part II
President Obama has gone about as far as he should go in condemning the government of Iran for its crackdown and repression of a popular movement for change in Iran. Since the ele...
Jun 24, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Next Explosion in Iran The Next Explosion in Iran
Gunfire, tear gas, and water cannons used by baton-wielding security forces in Iran have forced an uneasy calm on Tehran and other cities, but Mir Hossein Mousavi isn't backing do...
Jun 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Showdown Builds In Iran The Showdown Builds In Iran
Tens of thousands of people appeared on Tehran's streets today, again, despite Ayatollah Khamenei's clear warning that they'd be met with force and violence. According to reports...
Jun 20, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Ayatollah Throws Down the Gauntlet The Ayatollah Throws Down the Gauntlet
Speaking to a government-organized throng bused in from around Tehran and as far away as Qom, Iran's religious capital, and other cities -- a crowd, no doubt, vastly inflated by d...
Jun 19, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Battle Lines in Iran Battle Lines in Iran
Amid scattered deaths and rising protests, the showdown in Iran continues to build. The Iranian regime's crackdown is gathering momentum, with reports of sweeping arrests of oppos...
Jun 17, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Talking to Ahmadinejad Talking to Ahmadinejad
Now comes the hard part. When I left Tehran early Monday morning, I felt guilty. Guilty because I was leaving behind the faces of the hundreds of people I talked to, met with, ha...
Jun 16, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iranians Poised for Change Iranians Poised for Change
I went off in search of Ahmadinejad voters today in Tehran. They are noteasy to find. It's perfect election weather in Iran, relatively cool today with a nicebreeze and clear ski...
Jun 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iran’s Ex-Foreign Minister Yazdi: It’s A Coup Iran’s Ex-Foreign Minister Yazdi: It’s A Coup
It's Saturday afternoon in Tehran, and the streets are generally quiet. But the aftermath of Iran's rigged election, in which radical-right President Ahmadinejad and his paramilit...
Jun 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss