Inquiry & Analysis/Special Dispatch | No. 526/2410 | June 18, 2009
Iran/Egypt
Reports on Iran
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*Inquiry & Analysis No. 526—Iran
Elections in Iran – Part IV: The Protests – A Civil Revolution?
By A. Savyon
The following is an analysis of the events in Iran following the June 12, 2009 presidential election:
Up to now, the current mass protests in Iran have had three prominent characteristics:
1. They were not directed by the leaders whom the demonstrators support;
2. They were not backed by any senior religious figure;
3. They focused on the issue of election fraud, and did not present any positive ideological agenda challenging that of the regime.
To view the article, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA52609.
*Special Dispatch No. 2410—Egypt/Iran
Egyptian Government Daily: The International Community's Caution is Sending the Wrong Message to the Iranian Regime
In its June 18, 2009 editorial, the Egyptian government daily Al-Ahram criticized the international community's cautious stance on the unfolding events in Iran. According to the editorial, this caution gives the Iranian regime the impression that the international community will overlook the crackdown on opposition protests so as not to adversely affect talks on the nuclear issue.
"Events in Iran have followed in close succession since the announcement that fundamentalist candidate Ahmadinejad was elected to a second term in the presidential elections. Between the mass demonstrations [of the reformists] decrying electoral fraud, and the counter-demonstrations accusing the reformists of allegiance to the West, the international community has stood confused about what position to take towards this democratic outpouring in a country that is on the threshold of acquiring nuclear capabilities, something all international and regional actors consider an unwelcome development.
To view the full editorial, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241009.
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