WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- The Iranian opposition is gaining political momentum as civil demonstrations dwindle in the wake of the June 12 presidential election, scholars say.
TEHRAN, July 21 (UPI) -- Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said Iran is an "awakened" nation as the post-election turmoil evolves into political confrontation.
TEHRAN, July 9 (UPI) -- The Iranian Basij militia confronted hundreds of protesters Thursday in Tehran, using nightsticks and tear gas to disperse the crowd, witnesses said.
TEHRAN, July 7 (UPI) -- Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi pledged to continue his government protests through legal channels as his dissent wages onward.
TEHRAN, July 6 (UPI) -- Allies of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a defeated candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election, are encouraging the leader to found a political party.
TEHRAN, June 25 (UPI) -- Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi told his supporters Thursday he plans to continue the fight against the "election fraudsters."
TEHRAN, June 12 (UPI) -- Both sides claimed victory late Friday in the Iranian election, with official state news agencies giving the win to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
TABRIZ, Iran, May 30 (UPI) -- Mir Hussein Moussavi, the strongest challenger to Iran's president in the upcoming election, has drawn a swell of support from students, observers say.
TEHRAN, April 14 (UPI) -- Iranian presidential contender Mir-Hossein Mousavi reached out to Principlist rivals in the hopes of ruling with a unity government, party officials said.
TEHRAN, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Iran's defense industry has been called upon to make a technological breakthrough by the leader of the Islamic Revolution, an official said.
