Largest Protests Since June
Ten protestors were killed by Iranian police in the largest demonstrations since the uproar following Ahmadinejad's election victory in June.
Ten protestors were killed by Iranian police in the largest demonstrations since the uproar following Ahmadinejad's election victory in June.
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, an "architect" of the 1979 revolution and critic of the present leadership, passed away in December.
The new Sejil-2 missile is capable of striking Israel and southeastern Europe, decreasing the probability of an Israeli pre-emptive strike.
Obama recently proposed that Turkey become an ally in the dispute with Iran. Turkey expressed reluctant about imposing furter sanctions.
Further protests have attracted retaliation. Mobile phones were jammed, a media blackout imposed, and police surrounded university campuses.
| Contributors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yasmin Alabed | Sima Atri | Tyler Blacquiere |
| Jennifer Boyczuk | Inesa Buchyn | Jonathan Chan |
| Sahar Golshan | Morgane Guilluy | Tanzeel Hakak |
| Clara Ho | Amjad Iraqi | Adam McCauley |
| Michael Scott | Christophe Shammas |
Jennifer Holmgren
CEO, LanzaTech.
Yasheng Huang
International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business; Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management.
Tony Burman
Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera English.
Richard Zeckhauser
Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School, Harvard University.
Karen Mazurkewich
Journalist; Co-director of a report on intellectual property and innovation for the CIC.
Michael Ignatieff
Senior Resident of Massey College, University of Toronto;Former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada;
Linda Martín Alcoff
Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York.
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Author, The Price of Civilization