Middle East
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Author: Muhammad Sahimi - PBS
18 Jun 2009
The Leaders of Iran’s ‘Election Coup’
The rigged presidential election in Iran -- a coup d'etat, according to Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a spokesman for the main reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, and other analysts -- has prompted protests both inside and outside Iran. There is, however, little understanding about the ideology and motivation behind the operation.