2009

Irans President Inauguration مراسم تحليف احمدی نژاد

Iran's president begins his second term of office by appealing for unity and denouncing foreign interference even as some protesters are reportedly arrested in Tehran. His full speech in Farsi.

The death of Neda Agha-Soltan became an iconic image when her shooting, which occurred during the 2009 Iranian election protests, was captured on video by bystanders and broadcast over the internet. The video quickly became a rallying cry for the reformist opposition.

Neda's name means "voice", "calling" or "divine message" in Persian, and she has been referred to as the "voice of Iran".

* Story Highlights
- Iran's president declines to guarantee safety of defeated rival Mir Hossein Moussavi
- Disputed election results spark mass protests throughout Tehran
- Conflicting reports on whether Moussavi is under house arrest

Iran protest: The protest is extraordinary since 30 years ago that the revolution happened.

Iran Election 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Canadian counterpart are reacting cautiously to the re-election of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The outcome has sparked clashes across Iran. (June 13)

Iran's election fever: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may lose the presidential election to a new, moderate Mir Hossein Moussavi.

Iran elections heat up on web: Ahead of elections, CNN's Errol Barnett reviews the unprecedented online presence of Iran's presidential candidates.

Its a place cloaked in mystery, a country that has seemed on a collision course with the U.S. for decades now. How much do we really understand about Iran? Dateline NBCs Ann Curry obtained rare access to this nation of contrasts and contradictions.

President Mahmud Ahmadinejad - ,Mir Hossein Musavi ,Mehdi Karubi , who is the next president of Islamic Republic?

Tehran Metro: Tehran metro is one of the Middle East's biggest metros. The initial plans of the Tehran Metro, which was to be Iran's first metro system, were laid out before the Iranian revolution in the 1970s. In 1970 the Plan and Budget Organization and the Municipality of Tehran announced an international tender for construction of a metro in Tehran.

Milad Tower: Borj-e Milad aka Milad Tower (Milad in Persian means birth) is the tallest tower in Iran. Its the fourth tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto, Ostankino Tower in Moscow, and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. It is also currently 12th tallest freestanding structure in the world.