Dec 22nd, 2009 · Claiming his government is "10 times stronger" than a year ago, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves off a year-end deadline to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. He also accuses the U.S. of forging a purported Iranian secret nuclear document.
Oct 3rd, 2009 · Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran reported a site to the U.N. earlier than required, rejecting criticism from the West. His comments came hours before the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived to arrange an inspection of the uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom.
Sep 23rd, 2009 · In a speech to a half-empty chamber at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to cast himself as a beleaguered champion of the developing world, that he portrayed as under attack from rapacious capitalism.
Sep 23rd, 2009 · In a speech to a half-empty chamber at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to cast himself as a beleaguered champion of the developing world, that he portrayed as under attack from rapacious capitalism.
Jul 24th, 2009 · Political cartoons are often both funny and poignant. But they can also be inflammatory. Iranian cartoonist Nikahang Kowsar published a cartoon that showed Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dancing the tango, together. Such cartoons landed Kowsar in jail and eventually expelled from Iran. The artist talks about his cartoons, and why he's still publishing them.
Jul 21st, 2009 · In Iran, the political landscape keeps changing. In the past few days, two former presidents have spoken out against the newly elected government. One called for a referendum; the other said the government had lost the trust of millions. But Iran's Supreme leader has endorsed the presidential election that returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power. To get a sense of how these voices of dissent are affecting Iran, Steve Inskeep talks with Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd.
Jun 18th, 2009 · After the disputed elections in Iran last week, thousands haven taken to the streets to protest against the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Despite widespread media coverage of the events, one voice rarely heard is that of young supporters of Ahmadinejad. Setareh Sadeqi, a young English teacher living in the city of Isfahan, Iran, shares her passion for the incumbent president.
Jun 13th, 2009 · Official returns show that Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won re-election by a landslide. The tally has the incumbent with nearly twice as many votes as his reformist challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi. Mousavi challenged the results, calling them a "charade," and his supporters accused the government of shutting down cell-phone, text-messaging and Internet systems to silence them. Protesters clashed with riot police in Tehran in sporadic battles Saturday after the results of Friday's voting were announced. Guy Raz gets the latest from NPR's Mike Shuster, who is in Tehran.