In the following articles and TAPPED blog posts, our writers consider the election's impact on the region, America's reaction to allegations of voter fraud, and other social issues at play.
The Female Face of the Iranian Protest Movement
Even more so than men, women are on the line in Iran. If the Ahmadinejad government returns to power, women will be subjected to ever-stricter "modesty" laws and caps on their enrollment in higher education.
June 22, 2009 | By Dana Goldstein
Conservatives' Cold War Approach to Iran
Republicans are once again deploying a cracked history of the Reagan era to cast international politics as a zero-sum game.
June 18, 2009 | By Matthew Duss
Did Obama's Cairo Speech Change Everything?
Whether Obama has had a small influence or a large one, the Middle East has already changed significantly.
June 18, 2009 | By Gershom Gorenberg
Iran and the Veil
Neo-conservatives have often used women's rights as a justification for ill-conceived U.S. military interventions abroad. Yet in Iran this week, we are getting a look at what a real, homegrown feminist movement looks like.
June 17, 2009 | By Dana goldstein
Our Iran Strategy
So far, the Obama administration has approached the Iranian elections delicately. But if Ahmadinejad is named the official winner, where does that leave us?
June 16, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz
GOP to Introduce House Resolution on Iran
Is the GOP pressure on the White House to express open support of the reformers just a cynical ploy to avoid an outcome in which the protesters actually prevail?
June 16, 2009 | By adam serwer
Obama's Rhetorical Positioning on Iran
There's a big difference between accepting the election of Mir Hossein Mousavi, and accepting the election of American-backed Mir Hossein Mousavi.
June 16, 2009 | By Robert farley
Is Iran's Election America's Problem?
The theft of Iran's presidential election raises more foreign-policy implications than any clean result could have.
June 15, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias
It's Not About Us
The last thing the Iranian opposition needs right now is an aggressive response from the United States.
June 15, 2009 | By Tim Fernolz
Supreme Leader Calls for Investigation into Voter Fraud
Khamenei's ordering of an investigation into claims of fraud indicates serious unease on the part of Iran's ruling elite.
June 15, 2009 | By adam serwer
Do Iran's Elections Matter?
There is no doubt Mousavi's election would signal the beginning of a new, more peaceful era in Iran's relationship with the West and with its neighbors.
June 11, 2009 | By dana goldstein
