Khatami calls for Iran referendum in Iran
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami called for a referendum to settle the country's disputed presidential election, according to Iranian websites in Tehran, Iran on July 20, 2009. File picture shows Khatami waving during a meeting on October 15, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah/FILE)
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TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The opposition movement in Iran is not temporary because the people long for freedom and security, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said.
TEHRAN, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The Reformist movement in Iran is committed to its opposition of the current regime in line with the framework of the Islamic republic, Mohammad Khatami said.
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The so-called Green Revolution will not be abandoned by members of the Iranian opposition movement, said former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami.
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and defeated candidate Mehdi Karroubi will join the political party of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Iranian opposition leaders should face trial for inciting violence and staging a so-called velvet revolution, Iranian military commanders say.
TEHRAN, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Trials under way for dozens of Iranian protesters are unconstitutional and amount to "play-acting," reformist former President Mohammad Khatami says.
TEHRAN, July 31 (UPI) -- The crackdown on post-election protesters in Iran is counter to the principles of the revolution and requires a formal examination, an opposition leader says.
TEHRAN, July 20 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader, in a speech Monday, dismissed the riots after the country's presidential election as the result of interference by foreign governments.
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, April 13 (UPI) -- Iranian presidential contender Mehdi Karroubi will not step aside, leaders say, as several parties line up to support a rival candidate on the Reformist ticket.
