Unrest in Iran -- News Updates August 6, 2009

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in on Wednesday amid continuing discord in Iran’s ruling elite. Behrouz Mehri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

As Ahmadinejad Is Sworn In for 2nd Term, Deep Fissures Are Laid Bare -- New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — With his adversaries boycotting the ceremony and a vast deployment of police officers standing guard outside, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn into office on Wednesday for a second term as president, almost two months after an election that divided the nation and set off Iran’s deepest crisis since the Islamic Revolution 30 years ago.

There were scattered protests in the streets around the Parliament building in Tehran, where the ceremony took place. But with thousands of riot police officers and Basij militia members patrolling the capital, the million-strong rally called for by the opposition failed to materialize.

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More News On Iran

Tough challenges facing Iran president -- BBC
Ahmadinejad works on new cabinet as crisis persists -- AFP
Ahmadinejad Is Sworn Into Office -- Washington Post
Inauguration Marked by Dissent -- Wall Street Journal
Street Protests Continue with Ahmadinejad New Term -- Time Magazine
Iranian Opposition Protests Ahmadinejad Inauguration -- Voice of America

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