Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Unrest In Iran -- August 5, 2009

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran addressed the parliament after being sworn into a second term as president. Vahid Salemi/Associated Press

Ahmadinejad Sworn In for 2nd Term as Iran’s President -- New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — With his adversaries shunning the ceremony and with security forces on the streets, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn into office for a second term Wednesday, almost two months after elections that divided the nation and sparked Iran’s deepest crisis since the Islamic Revolution 30 years ago.

“I, as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, swear before the holy Koran and the Iranian nation and God to be the guardian of the official religion, the Islamic Republic and the Constitution,” Mr. Ahmadinejad declared as he took the oath of office.

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More News On Iran

Iran's Ahmadinejad sworn in as president -- Reuters
Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iranian president -- Washington Post/AP
Hurdles Expected As Ahmadinejad Begins Second Term -- Radio Free Europe
Latest Updates on Iran’s Post-Election Crisis -- New York Times (The Lede)
Ahmadinejad ridicules western outrage over election -- Canada.com
Now sworn in, Ahmadinejad could crack down harder -- Christian Science Monitor
Ahmadinejad sworn in as riot police quell protest -- L.A. Times
In pictures: Iran's election crisis -- BBC
Q&A: What next for Iran? -- The Guardian
Iranian Official: 3 Americans Detained by Iran Face Interrogation -- Voice of America
Clinton 'Concerned' About Americans Held in Iran -- Washington Post

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