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Only Rezaei Showed at Guardian Council Meeting

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There are reports that only Rezaei showed up to Guardian Council meeting. Mousavi and Karoubi did not show up.  The Guardian Council reportedly thanked Rezaei for ‘observing moralities’ and law

Written by eldercato

June 20, 2009 at 07:41

Emergency Majlis Meeting Called… Guardian Council Considers Impeaching Khamenei

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There are reports that an emergency meeting of Majlis has been called.

The Guardian Council is said to be considering impeachment of Khamenei. If this is true it would be a huge blow to the Iranian government.

Guardian Council BUckles Under Pressure

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The Guardian Council says that the revocation of the election result “is a possibility” (IRNN)

This just shows the pressure the protesters are putting on everyone in the highest echelons of the Iranian governments foundation.

Written by eldercato

June 16, 2009 at 09:23

Guardian Council Says No to Annullment… Unsure on Link to Russia

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The Guardian Council has ruled out annulling the election, according to its spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee. (Tweet: IranRiggedElect) This will further complicate matters as protesters do not believe recounting is an adequate response. They bring up the fact that many ballot boxes were burned and so obviously cannot be counted.

The only source currently on the link with the Russians is an interview with a respectable analyst on VOA who quoted a revolutionary guard officer. Until that can be seconded it must be regarded as unconfirmed speculation.

BBC reports Guardian Council Ready to Recount

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BBC: “Iran’s powerful Guardian Council says it is ready to hold a recount of disputed votes in Friday’s presidential election.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8102400.stm

Many Iranians are in an outrage because there is evidence that many ballot boxes were burned by the government and thus there can be no real recount. There must at the least be another election entirely. What occurs remains to be seen. This could just be a play for time from the increasingly vulnerable system of government in Iran.

Khamenei says it will take ten days to review the votes, which sparks more outrage by Iranians who point to the fact that the government said they were done counting the first time in 2 hours.