The June 12th election in Iran better resembles a coup than a legitimate legal electoral conduit for choosing an individual for the country's presidency. Millions of Iranians went to the ballot boxes with the hope and expectation of electing a new president who represented the majority, would lead to a change in the country's direction. Read more

After three decades, the Iranian revolution is still unsettled. Iran's politics is the scene of conflicting interests, ideologies and penchants. Moderation is still losing to radicalism and moderate and pro-democratic leaders and successive governments have failed to strengthen civil society and support full-fledged processes of democratization. Read more