For those of you who are interested in the Iranian election, and its fallout, here are a few brief articles that help to put some of it into perspective.
This first article explains how the initial rational given by the conservative elements in Tehran for Ahmadinejad's victory just doesn't hold through, and how the old guard is divided:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/14/iran-election-ahmadinejad-ayatollah
The second article, also by Ali Ansari, briefly goes through the voting irregularities to show the issues with the reported outcome:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/22/iran-election-voters-numbers
Finally, if you are interested in a longer analysis of the votes, check out:
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/files/14234_iranelection0609.pdf
With reports today that Rafsanjani is trying to garner enough Clerical support to mount a charge at Khamenei I think it is safe to say this is far from over.
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