Iran election results show approval of government: Ahmadinejad

September 23rd, 2009 Green-clad group protests Ahmadinejad near UNNEW YORK — Hundreds of people have gathered near the United Nations to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) as he prepares to address the UN. The protesters claim that his June election victory was fraudulent and showed up Wednesday wearing green.

August 5th, 2009 TEHRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran was sworn in Wednesday for a second presidential term. Ahmadinejad took his oath of office before the Majlis (parliament), Press TV reported.

August 4th, 2009 Gibbs: Ahmadinejad 'elected leader' of IranWASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "the elected leader" of the Islamic republic. Gibbs was asked Tuesday if the White House recognized Ahmadinejad as the country's legitimate president.

August 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office, a media report said Monday. Ahmadinejad was declared the victor of the June 12 election with almost two-thirds of the votes, Press TV reported.

August 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office, amid protests by opposition parties over alleged irregularities in the June 12 presidential elections, a media report said Monday. Ahmadinejad won the election with almost two-thirds of the vote, Iran's election commission said.

July 13th, 2009 Iran conservative candidate warns of 'implosion'TEHRAN,Iran — Iran's defeated conservative candidate criticized both the government and opposition protesters, warning that more post-election turmoil could destabilize the country In his remarks published on his Web site late Sunday, Mohsen Rezaei warned that the continuation of the current situation could "drive us toward implosion." Iran has been in turmoil following its June 12 presidential election. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner but the opposition claims widespread fraud.

June 25th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday called on his US counterpart Barack Obama not to interfere in Iran's internal affairs following unrest over alleged election fraud, the state-run Fars news agency reported. The news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying that Obama should stop interfering and indirectly demanded an apology from the US president for meddling.

June 23rd, 2009 Iran won't annul election results: state TVTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV reports the country's top electoral authority has ruled out annulling the results of the disputed June 12 election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was named the winner. A spokesman for the Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, was quoted by Iran's state-run English language Press TV as saying Tuesday that the organization had found "no major fraud or breach in the election." As a result, he said, the results would not be annulled.

June 23rd, 2009 Reports: Iran won't annul election resultsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV reports the country's top electoral authority has ruled out annulling the results of the disputed June 12 election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was named the winner. A spokesman for the Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, was quoted by Iran's state-run English language Press TV as saying Tuesday that the organization had found "no major fraud or breach in the election." As a result, he said, the results would not be annulled.

June 16th, 2009 Obama: it's up to Iran to determine own leadersWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says it's up to Iran to determine its own leaders. But he also says he's troubled by the situation in Iran and that it would be wrong to stay silent.

June 14th, 2009 PRAGUE - The European Union (EU) Saturday expressed concern over the presidential election in Iran and the violence that followed the announcement of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory. "The presidency is concerned about alleged irregularities duringthe election process and post-election violence that broke out immediately after the release of the official election results," a statement released in Prague said.

June 13th, 2009 TEHRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was nearing re-election as Iran's president early Saturday, winning 65 percent of the votes counted so far, the Khabar news network reported. With 68 percent of the votes count, Ahmadinejad had a clear and comfortable lead in the polls with almost 16 million votes.

June 12th, 2009 Rivals in Iran both claim victory in electionTEHRAN, Iran — Both President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main reformist challenger declared victory in Iran's election Friday shortly after the polls closed. The Interior Ministry then released partial results showing hard-line Ahmadinejad with a strong lead.

June 12th, 2009 Iran's President Ahmadinejad leads electionTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Interior Ministry has released partial results showing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leading with nearly 70 percent of votes counted so far in Friday's election. Senior ministry official Kamran Daneshjoo says Ahmadinejad had 68.8 percent of the more than 10 million ballots counted so far.

June 12th, 2009 Top candidates both declare victory in Iran voteTEHRAN, Iran — Both President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main reformist challenger declared victory in Iran's election Friday shortly after the polls closed. The Interior Ministry then released partial results showing hard-line Ahmadinejad with a strong lead.