Pacifica's Coverage On The Situation In Iran:
1. Iran in Turmoil After Disputed Presidential Election; Anti-Ahmadinejad Street Protests Continue: Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman speaks with Trita Parsi of the National Iranian American Council and David Makovsky, co-author with Dennis Ross of a new book called Myths, Illusions, and Peace. LISTEN
2. Beneath the Surface’s Suzi Weissman talks with Professor Stephen Zunes about the popular movement in Iran; and how it might be transforming into a force capable of overthrowing the Iranian Government. LISTEN
3. Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Tehran Accusing Ahmadinejad of Stealing Election; Guardian Council Orders Partial Recount:
Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman speaks with Nahid Siamdoust, TIME magazine correspondent in Tehran. LISTEN
4.Protests Continue in Iran; Government Cracks Down on Foreign Media – June 17, 2009
Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman speaks with Arang Keshavarzian, Associate Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. He has just returned from Iran, where he spent the last three weeks following the election campaign and its immediate aftermath. LISTEN
5. Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has been declared the winner of last week’s Iranian presidential elections, sparking angry rebellion and counter-rebellion on the streets of Tehran for the fifth day now – June 17, 2009.
Uprising’s Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Sasan Fayazmanesh about the current situation in Iran. Sasan Fayazmanesh is a Professor of Economics at Cal State Fresno, and co-Director of it’s Middle East Program, and author of United States and Iran: War, Sanctions, and the Policy of Dual Containment LISTEN





