ASSESSMENTS

Iran: The Election Clamor Subsides

Jun 29, 2009 | 16:21 GMT

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Summary

Iran's Guardians Council is expected to soon validate the election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Opposition protests will continue to die out, while opponents of Ahmadinejad in the clerical elite are signaling that they will work within the system to preserve the clerical establishment and contain Ahmadinejad.

Iran's Guardian Council will likely confirm Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in the presidential election....

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