http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mahmoud_AhmadinejadFind stories, videos, and photos about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/25/iran.ahmadinejad.venezuala/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/25/iran.ahmadinejad.venezuala/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a warm reception Wednesday from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, wrapping up a three-nation visit to Latin America to shore up support against the United States.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/24/iran.bolivia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/24/iran.bolivia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, signing accords with Bolivian President Evo Morales and pledging mutual cooperation.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/23/iran.south.america/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/23/iran.south.america/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a series of agreements Monday after the controversial Iranian leader arrived at the first of three Latin American nations he will visit this week.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/23/iran.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/23/iran.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe families of three American hikers held in Iran are "greatly encouraged" by Iranian President Mahmoud Amhadinejad's recent public comments on the issue, the brother of one hiker told CNN.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/un.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/un.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of protesters descended on the area near the United Nations on Wednesday, shouting their condemnation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the day of his speech before the General Assembly.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/general.assembly.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/general.assembly.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that his country is committed to helping build a durable peace and security worldwide based on justice, spirituality and dignity.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/22/ganji.iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/22/ganji.iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week world leaders will gather in New York for the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be among them, Iranians reject his claim to leadership. They strongly oppose any meeting or recognition of Ahmadinejad, especially by President Obama.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/28/iran.ahmadinejad.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/28/iran.ahmadinejad.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday urged stiff punishment for those who "orchestrated and provoked" the "painful" unrest after the June 12 presidential election, according to Iran's state-run Press TV.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/17/iran.political.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/17/iran.political.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was a smile, a quick wave hello, a brief chat. Yet, despite the exchange of pleasantries, the simmering tensions between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and one of the nation's most powerful clerics became quickly evident at a major ceremony in Tehran on Monday.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/05/iran.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/05/iran.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his inauguration speech at the Iranian parliament, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had something to say for almost everyone -- his supporters, his opponents and those he called "enemies" without naming names.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/05/iran.ahmadinejad.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/05/iran.ahmadinejad.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith hundreds of protesters gathering and riot police out in force on the streets of Tehran, hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the oath of office Wednesday, beginning a second term in a bitterly divided Iran.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of Iranians took to the streets here Monday night, hours after the country's supreme leader endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term in office.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour years ago, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kissed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the cheek before he was sworn in as Iran's new leader.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iran.ahmadinejad.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/31/iran.ahmadinejad.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's controversial president defended his government's relationship with the country's supreme leader on Friday, disputing charges of a political rift.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/26/iran.ahmadinejad.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/26/iran.ahmadinejad.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fired two members of his cabinet, and may have to face a vote of confidence in parliament for the final few days of his current term, two semi-official Iranian news agencies reported Sunday.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/25/iran.ahmadinejad.mashaie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/25/iran.ahmadinejad.mashaie/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed Esfandyar Rahim Mashaie as his adviser, a day after the controversial political figure resigned as first vice president, Iran's state-run news agency reported on Saturday.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/24/iran.vice.president.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/24/iran.vice.president.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's newly appointed -- and controversial -- first vice president has resigned, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported Friday.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/iran.supreme.leader.deputy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/iran.supreme.leader.deputy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader believes the country's president should dismiss the top vice president, whose recent appointment has drawn criticism from conservatives, semi-official media reported Wednesday.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/23/iran.vice.president.fatwa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/23/iran.vice.president.fatwa/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent pick for the country's top vice president continued to draw fire Thursday, with a senior cleric issuing a fatwa against the appointment, a leading reformist newspaper reported Sunday.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/07/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/07/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month led to massive protests, on Tuesday called the balloting "the most free election anywhere in the world."Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.election.moussavi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.election.moussavi/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi plans to form a new political party aimed at reining in the power of the Islamic Republic's leadership, a leading reformist newspaper reported Sunday.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election.karrubi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election.karrubi/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's government was accused of blocking publication of a reformist party's newspaper Wednesday to prevent it publishing a letter from a presidential candidate questioning the legitimacy of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in last month's election.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/dabashi.iran.regime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/dabashi.iran.regime/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a recent article published both in the Washington Post and the Guardian, Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty reported that according to their "nationwide public opinion survey of Iranians three weeks before the vote ... Ahmadinejad [was] leading by a more than 2-to-1 margin -- greater than his actual apparent margin of victory in Friday's election."Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/27/iran.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/27/iran.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's president slammed President Obama on Saturday, saying officials in the Islamic republic are astonished over what they see as his interference in Iran's disputed elections.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.vote.survey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.vote.survey/index.html#cnnSTCTextA survey of Iran's election results raises "serious questions" about the victory that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is said to have won and uncovers irregularities in the official results, a British think tank said Sunday.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.q.and.a/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.q.and.a/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN: What, in your estimate, will Iran be like in two weeks? Do you expect the government to crack down to end the protests?Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTextJune 12 Presidential elections are held following a campaign that saw huge rallies held in support of both incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and main opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, suggesting the race would be closely fought.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.ahmadinejad.comments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.ahmadinejad.comments/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix days after official election results awarded him victory in Iran's presidential elections and four days after he compared the putative losers to fans of a losing soccer team, unleashing a wave of fury in his country, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a broadcast aired Thursday his remarks had been taken out of context.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/us.iran.russia.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/us.iran.russia.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian-Americans demonstrated on the streets of Washington on Wednesday evening, marching from Iranian diplomatic offices to the Russian embassy, in protest of both governments' actions.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main political rival attended demonstrations at separate locations in Tehran on Tuesday in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/ballen.iranian.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/ballen.iranian.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a poll conducted three weeks before Iran's June 12 vote, our nonprofit organizations found a consensus among Iranians, including almost all of those who told us they would vote for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And that consensus is that Iranians want a truly democratic system.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.world.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.world.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of the international community have reacted to the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran and the oppostion protests which have accompanied the result.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs protests continue over the disputed presidential elections in Iran, we asked two analysts to explain the background to the controversy.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/news/international/oil_democracy_dont_mix.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/news/international/oil_democracy_dont_mix.breakingviews/index.htmIn countries like Iran, most of the wealth comes from the government-controlled oil industry. Voters care more about who gets which share of the booty than about the government's economic competence. That favors anti-market populists like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It doesn't do a lot for democracy.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of 20 to 30 men, carrying clubs and metal pipes, banged on the door of an apartment building in a Tehran neighborhood.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.foreign.protests.gallery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.foreign.protests.gallery/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe landslide defeat of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's leading opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi, who some analysts predicted would win the election, triggered protests around the world.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs street protests and voter skepticism rose over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory, the incumbent leader hailed the vote, saying it was a "great ordeal" but one that pointed "the way to the future."Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefying many predictions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a commanding lead in the presidential vote count early Saturday, election officials with Iran's Interior Ministry said.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/zakaria.iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/12/zakaria.iran.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters turned out in heavy numbers Friday in Iran's election. Some lined up before polls opened, and others waited more than three hours under the hot sun to cast their ballots.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iran.election.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iran.election.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's no doubt that Iran's election will be a major test for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But many Iranian women hope the results will also shake the current status of women in the Islamic republic.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/10/iran.ahmadinejad.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/10/iran.ahmadinejad.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans know Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his belligerence toward the United States and Israel and for clashes with international regulators over Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/iran.election.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/iran.election.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad further fueled the unprecedented drama in Iranian politics ahead of Friday's national elections, giving a fiery response Wednesday to harsh criticism from one of the country's top politicians and other critics.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/gerges.iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/gerges.iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Iran, as in every country, all politics is local. While there exist few substantive differences among leading presidential contenders over foreign and nuclear policy, there are divisions over the economy.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/04/iran.election.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/04/iran.election.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn an unprecedented move in Iranian politics, a reformist presidential candidate accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of tainting the country's image by questioning the Holocaust and by wielding a reckless leadership style.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/25/obama.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/25/obama.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday ruled out nuclear negotiations with other nations, saying, "Iran's nuclear issue is over, in our opinion."Mon, 25 May 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/20/racism.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/20/racism.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of international envoys walked out during a speech by Iran's president Monday as he accused Israel of having a "racist government" and committing genocide.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/08/iran.khatami/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/08/iran.khatami/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnding weeks of speculation, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announced Sunday that he will run against the hardline incumbent, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to Iranian media reports.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's parliament voted Tuesday to impeach Interior Minister Ali Kordan for listing a fake doctorate degree on his resume.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/26/iran.ahmadinejad.exhaustion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/26/iran.ahmadinejad.exhaustion/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fallen sick from exhaustion but the illness is not as serious as political opponents suggest, an Ahmadinejad ally told Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/ahmadinejad.us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/ahmadinejad.us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a blistering speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed "a few bullying powers" for creating the world's problems and said the "American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road."Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/23/ahmadinejad.lkl.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/23/ahmadinejad.lkl.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in New York to address the United Nations about his nuclear program and other world issues, sat down with CNN's Larry King for a wide-ranging interview.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843824,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843824,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran's president accused "a few bullying powers" of trying to thwart his country's peaceful nuclear programWed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran's president blamed the US and other "big powers" for global ills such as nuclear proliferation and AIDS, and accused them of exploiting the UN for their own gain and the developing world's lossTue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran's new parliament looks likely to produce a centrist coalition that will challenge the President's reelection hopes Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723250,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723250,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn an interview with TIME, the mayor of Tehran, Mohammed-Baqer Qalibaf, talks about renewing the revolution and his difference of "taste" with the PresidentTue, 18 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA big turnout and conservative win may be good news for Ahmadinejad, but all was not lost for moderates Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720076,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720076,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA poor showing in this month's parliamentary elections would hurt the Iranian president's hopes for winning another term Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/iraq.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/iraq.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Baghdad Sunday for the start of a historic two-day trip, said "visiting Iraq without the dictator is a good thing."Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:57:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived Sunday in Baghdad for the first-ever visit by an Iranian president to IraqSun, 02 Mar 2008 07:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/ahmadinejad.hajj/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/ahmadinejad.hajj/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad landed in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina for the first stop in the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Saudi Press Agency reported.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/28/iran.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/28/iran.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States of applying a double standard in dealing with terrorism by its lack of action against Kurdish rebels who launch attacks against Turkey from northern Iraq.Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/ahmadinejad.columbia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/ahmadinejad.columbia/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday his overall experience at Columbia University was a good one, even though he was introduced as a "petty and cruel dictator." Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/24/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/24/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday challenged a university audience to look into "who was truly involved" in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, defended his right to question established Holocaust history and denied there were gay Iranians.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/un.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/un.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nuclear issue in Iran is "now closed," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an address Tuesday loaded with broadsides against "selfish and incompetent" powers that have "obedience to Satan."Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665579,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665579,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTIME Managing Editor Richard Stengel finds Iran's President courteous and collected at a private event in New YorkWed, 26 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/24/ahmadinejad.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/24/ahmadinejad.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoth Republican and Democratic presidential candidates Monday questioned Columbia University's decision to invite Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at its New York campus.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665018,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665018,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHe was berated by many in the hall, but the Iranian leader's Columbia appearance was aimed at the audience back homeMon, 24 Sep 2007 22:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/20/ahmadinejad.ground.zero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/20/ahmadinejad.ground.zero/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he won't push to visit the site of the destroyed World Trade Center during his visit to the United Nations next week. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663768,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663768,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: It's doubtful the Iranian President really wanted to visit. What he really wanted was just what he got: a ferocious reactionThu, 20 Sep 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/19/ahmadinejad.ground.zero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/19/ahmadinejad.ground.zero/index.html#cnnSTCTextCity officials in New York have denied Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's request to visit the site of the destroyed World Trade Center next week, a police spokesman said Wednesday.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/12/ahmadinejad.itn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/12/ahmadinejad.itn/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran wants "peace and friendship for all," the country's president said Wednesday while again denying Western assertions his nation is pursuing nuclear weapons and trying to destabilize Iraq.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/11/iran.students/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/11/iran.students/index.htmlIranian students have staged a rare demonstration against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, setting off firecrackers and burning pictures of him as he delivered a speech at Tehran university, reports said.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/iran.letter/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/iran.letter/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to the American people praising them as "truth-loving and justice-seeking" and urging them to "play an instrumental role" in helping to change Bush administration policy in the Middle East.Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday his country expects its uranium enrichment program to be ready by February to meet Iran's nuclear fuel needs, the national news service IRNA reported.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/21/cnna.ahmedinejad/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/21/cnna.ahmedinejad/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is surprised American politicians are so pro-Israel, and he again expressed doubt that the Holocaust is a historically established fact.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/21/ahmadinejad.intv/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/21/ahmadinejad.intv/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is surprised American politicians "are so sensitive and biased with regards to Israel," and he again expresses doubt that the Holocaust is a historically established fact.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/19/iran.un/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/19/iran.un/index.htmlWith the U.N. Security Council meeting this week to consider whether to impose sanctions on Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at the body Tuesday, saying the United States' permanent inclusion on the council undermines its effectiveness and credibility.Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/indonesia.iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/indonesia.iran/index.htmlIran's president has said he is willing to negotiate with the United States and other world powers over his country's nuclear program, even as he stepped up his rhetoric against Israel.Thu, 11 May 2006 07:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.letter/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.letter/index.htmlThe White House acknowledged Monday that it had received a letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but said the letter did not address the concerns over Iran's nuclear program.Mon, 08 May 2006 08:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/01/iran.football/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/01/iran.football/index.htmlThe decision of the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lift a ban on Iranian women attending football matches has created new uncertainty in the country.Mon, 01 May 2006 09:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/24/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/24/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed the possibility of U.N. sanctions against his country and called for the dissolution of Israel, saying that the country is an artificial state and Jews should return to their "fatherlands" in Europe.Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/24/iran.bombs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/24/iran.bombs/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been due to visit the southern city where bombs at a bank and government building killed six people Tuesday, his officials have said.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/14/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/14/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday painted the United States and other Western nations as bullies with "a medieval view of the world" and insisted his nation has the right to conduct nuclear research.Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/16/iran.israel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/16/iran.israel/index.htmlWidely condemned remarks by Iran's president about Israel and the Holocaust were "misunderstood" by Western governments, the country's interior minister has said.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/14/iran.israel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/14/iran.israel/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the Holocaust as "a myth" and suggested that Israel be moved to Europe, the United States, Canada or Alaska.Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/10/iran.israel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/10/iran.israel/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust and suggesting Israel should be moved to Europe.Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/ahmadinejad/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/ahmadinejad/index.htmlIran's new president has repeated a remark from a former ayatollah that Israel should be "wiped out from the map," insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state, and lashing out at Muslim countries and leaders that acknowledge Israel.Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/17/ahmadinejad/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/17/ahmadinejad/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told delegates Saturday at the United Nations General Assembly that his country had a right to pursue nuclear power.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/17/iran.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/17/iran.president/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fiercely defended his country's nuclear program and excoriated the U.S. government -- as well as its supporters -- in a speech Saturday to the United Nations General Assembly.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/16/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/16/iran.nuclear/index.htmlWestern leaders are waiting to hear what Iran's new president will say at the United Nations about the country's nuclear program.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/cia.iranpresident/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/cia.iranpresident/index.htmlA CIA report has determined with "relative certainty" that Iran's new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was not involved in the taking of U.S. hostages 26 years ago, three government officials told CNN on Friday.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/06/iran.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/06/iran.president/index.htmlMahmoud Ahmadinejad has officially become Iran's new president Saturday, taking the oath of office before the country's lawmakers, government officials, foreign diplomats and others.Sat, 06 Aug 2005 08:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.leader/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.leader/index.htmlIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pronounced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the country's new president.Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/30/iran.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/30/iran.president/index.htmlThe White House said Thursday it is taking seriously the allegations by former hostages that Iran's hardline president-elect, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was one of their captors at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran a quarter century ago.Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.us/index.htmlU.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Sunday called Iran's presidential election invalid and the winner "no friend of democracy."Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.election/index.htmlIran's President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to pursue a peaceful nuclear program and said Iran does not need the United States to make progress.Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election.winner/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election.winner/index.htmlIn his first public statement since his landslide victory, Iran's President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he wants to create a "modern, advanced and Islamic" role model for the world.Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:08:00 EDT