TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A newspaper aligned with Iranian reformist Mehdi Karrubi, who recently made headlines for claims that post-election detainees in Iran were raped behind bars, was shut down for running "unlawful" material, state-run media reported Monday. Mehdi Karrubi says an "impartial committee" is needed to investigate alleged mistreatment of detainees. An investigating judge said the popular newspaper, Etemad-e Melli, was ordered closed for what has been described as "publishing unlawful and criminal material," state-run Press TV reported. Protesters outside the newspaper offices clashed with police Monday, the network also reported. On Sunday Masih Alinejad, a reporter and columnist with the paper, told CNN that officers from Iran's judiciary confronted employees of Etemad-e Melli after hours as they were getting the Monday's edition to print. She and Karrubi's son, Hossein, said the newspaper had planned to run a firm response from Karrubi to his opponents, who have dismissed the allegations of detainee rapes. The officials told the employees that they "were not allowed to come to the newspaper tomorrow," Alinejad, who is temporarily in the United States for a reporting assignment, told CNN. In a statement on Saham News, the official Web site of his father's party, Etemad-e Melli, or the National Trust party, Hossein Karrubi said that the paper was forced to temporarily shut down. He cited the pending publication of his father's response to "the insults" recently hurled at him for the shutdown. Early Monday, Etemad-e Melli's Web site was still up with a report about a ban on the newspaper. It was not printed, and its offices were closed, Alinejad said. Hardliners have criticized Karrubi for openly describing the mistreatment of detainees arrested in the aftermath of the Islamic republic's disputed June 12 election and calling for an investigation into prison conditions. Karrubi and fellow reformist candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi ran against hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was declared the overwhelming winner and was recently sworn in for his second term. The treatment of detainees at Iran's prisons has increasingly become a high-profile issue, with human-rights groups accusing guards of conducting harsh interrogations, beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of torture to coerce false confessions. In an August 8 posting on the Etemad-e Melli party's Web site, Karrubi said he had heard descriptions of torture and violence that made his "body shake." "Some of the former detainees have told of such brutal and violent, repeated rapes of the young women [in detention] that have caused irreparable damage to their reproductive systems," Karrubi said. "Others have raped our detained young men with such brutality that they [the victims] have been afflicted by depression and are no longer speaking with anyone and refuse to leave the dark corners of their houses." He added that an investigation would "teach a lesson to the thugs and criminals in the future and prevent the smearing of the reputation of the Islamic Republic." Iran's influential parliament speaker dismissed the allegations, calling them "sheer lies," state-run media reported last week. Ali Larijani said a special panel of Iran's parliament, or Majlis, conducted a "precise and comprehensive inquiry" into the treatment at Tehran's Evin and Kahrizak prisons, and found "no cases of rape or sexual abuse," Press TV reported. He challenged Karrubi to "present evidence of such outrages" for the Majlis to investigate, according to Press TV. Earlier Sunday, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency reported that Karrubi had backed off the statements, quoting him as saying, "I did not say that such things have certainly occurred, rather I said that there are rumors of such ugliness having taken place and I reiterated that God willing it is a lie and nothing but rumors." Alinejad questioned the legitimacy of the report, saying Karrubi's real response would have been in Monday's edition of Etemad-e Melli.

Question: Where did protesters stand?

Question: What does Karrubi do?

Question: Human rights groups accuse guards of what?

Question: What were guards accused of by human-rights groups?

Question: Who criticized Karrubi?

Question: What happened outside of the newspaper offices?

Question: Who accoused guards of harsh interrogations?

Question: Who was Karrubi going to respond to in the Monday edition?

Answer: outside the newspaper offices

Answer: Iranian reformist

Answer: conducting harsh interrogations, beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of torture

Answer: of conducting harsh interrogations, beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of torture to coerce false confessions.

Answer: Hardliners

Answer: clashed with police

Answer: human-rights groups

Answer: his opponents,

Summary:
Karrubi was to run response to opponents in Monday edition, son and reporter say .
Protesters outside newspaper offices clash with police, state-run Press TV reports .
Hardliners criticize Karrubi for openly describing mistreatment of detainees .
Human-rights groups accuse guards of conducting harsh interrogations .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A well-known Iranian filmmaker has written an open letter calling for the release of journalist Roxana Saberi. In a letter, Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi blames himself for urging Roxana Saberi to stay in Iran. Bahman Ghobadi said he kept quiet about the arrest and conviction of the Iranian-American journalist at the request of her family. After Saberi was convicted last weekend and sentenced to an eight-year prison sentence, he said he felt he had to do something. He told CNN that Saberi, whom he described as his fiancee, is caught in a "game of politics." In his letter, which has been posted by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Ghobadi blames himself for urging Saberi to stay in Iran despite her desire to leave. Also, he writes, "My letter is a desperate call to all statesmen ... and to all those who can do something to help." "From the other side of the ocean, the Americans have protested against her imprisonment, because she is an American citizen," he writes. "But I say no, she is Iranian, and she loves Iran. I beg you, let her go! I beg you not to throw her in the midst of your political games! She is too weak and too pure to take part in your games. Let me be present at her trial, sit next to her wise father and gentle mother, and testify she is without guilt or reproach." The 40-year-old filmmaker said that Saberi was planning to leave the country, but he kept her from leaving until his latest film -- which will be shown at this year's Cannes film festival -- was completed. Ghobadi won the 2000 Golden Camera award at the Cannes festival for his feature film, "A Time for Drunken Horses." Saberi, 31, was sentenced Saturday to eight years in prison after a one-day trial that was closed to the public. The decision prompted sharp denunciations from President Barack Obama, as well as other U.S. and international officials. Iranian officials initially said Saberi was held for buying a bottle of wine. The Foreign Ministry later said she was detained for reporting without proper accreditation. On April 9, word emerged that Saberi had been charged with espionage. Saberi's lawyer has said he will appeal the verdict. Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi has ordered the head of Tehran's Justice Department to make sure the appeals process is quick and fair. Ghobadi wrote that he is "optimistic about her release, and I firmly hope the verdict will be canceled in the next stage of the trial." "My Iranian girl with Japanese eyes and an American ID, is in jail. Shame on me! Shame on us!" CNN's Igor Krotov and Shirzad Bozorghmehr contributed to this report.

Question:
Who wrot the letter
What is Roxana caught in?
What is the name of the fiancee?
What does he call for the release of?
Who is the fiancee of Bahman Ghobad
What does Bahman Ghobad do

Answer: Bahman Ghobadi

Answer: a "game of politics."

Answer: Roxana Saberi.

Answer: journalist Roxana Saberi.

Answer: Roxana Saberi.

Answer: Iranian filmmaker

Summary:
Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi writes letter calling for release of jailed journalist .
Filmmaker says fiancee Roxana Saberi is caught in a "game of politics"
Journalist "is without guilt or reproach," filmmaker's letter says .
"Shame on me! Shame on us!" the letter concludes .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Ameneh Bahrami is certain that one day she'll meet someone, fall in love and get married. But when her wedding day comes, her husband won't see her eyes, and she won't see her husband. Bahrami is blind, the victim of an acid attack by a spurned suitor. Ameneh Bahrami said her attacker pestered her with marriage demands. If she gets her way, her attacker will suffer the same fate. The 31-year-old Iranian is demanding the ancient punishment of "an eye for an eye," and, in accordance with Islamic law, she wants to blind Majid Movahedi, the man who blinded her. "I don't want to blind him for revenge," Bahrami said in her parents' Tehran apartment. "I'm doing this to prevent it from happening to someone else." Bahrami says she first crossed paths with Movahedi in 2002, when they attended the same university. She was a 24-year-old electronics student. He was 19. She never noticed him until they shared a class. He sat next to her one day and brushed up against her. Bahrami says she knew it wasn't an accident. "I moved away from him," she said, "but he brushed up against me again."  Watch Bahrami return to the attack scene for the first time » When Bahrami stood up in class and screamed for him to stop, Movahedi just looked at her in stunned silence. He wouldn't stay silent for long. Bahrami said that over the next two years, Movahedi kept harassing her and making threats, even as he asked her to marry him. "He told me he would kill me. He said, 'You have to say yes.' " On a November afternoon in 2004, Movahedi's threats turned to violence. That day at 4:30 p.m., Bahrami left the medical engineering company where she worked. As she walked to the bus stop, she remembers sensing someone behind her. She turned around and was startled to see Movahedi. A moment later came the agonizing pain. Movahedi had thrown something over her. What felt like fire on her face was acid searing through her skin. "I was just yelling, 'I'm burning! I'm burning! For God's sake, somebody help me!' " The acid seeped into Bahrami's eyes and streamed down her face and into her mouth. When she covered her face with her hands, streaks of acid ran down her fingers and onto her forearms.  Watch how the still-pungent acid destroyed Bahrami's clothes » Two weeks after the attack, Movahedi turned himself in to police and confessed in court. He was convicted in 2005 and has been behind bars all along. Bahrami's lawyer, Ali Sarrafi, said Movahedi had never shown any remorse. "He says he did it because he loved her," Sarrafi said. Attack victims in Iran usually accept "blood money": a fine in lieu of harsh punishment. With no insurance and mounting medical bills, Bahrami could've used the cash, but she said no. "I told the judge I want an eye for an eye," Bahrami said. "People like him should be made to feel my suffering."  Watch how the acid destroyed Bahrami's eyes (includes graphic content) » Bahrami's demand has outraged some human rights activists. Criticizing acid-attack victims is almost unheard of, but some Internet bloggers have condemned Bahrami's decision. "We cannot condone such cruel punishment," wrote one blogger. "To willingly inflict the same treatment on a person under court order is a violation of human rights." Late last year, an Iranian court gave Bahrami what she asked for. It sentenced Movahedi to be blinded with drops of acid in each eye. This month, the courts rejected Movahedi's appeal. Bahrami's lawyer, Sarrafi, said the sentencing might be carried out in a matter of weeks. He said he doesn't think Bahrami will change her mind.

Question: What punishment does she want her attacker to receive?

Question: What happened to the woman?

Question: Who wants "eve for an eye" punishment?

Question: Who disfigured by acid wins?

Question: Who ordered blinding of Majid Movahedi?

Question: What was this woman blinded by?

Question: Who was blinded?

Question: What is the name of her attacker?

Answer: an eye for an eye,"

Answer: acid attack

Answer: Ameneh Bahrami

Answer: Ameneh Bahrami

Answer: Ameneh Bahrami

Answer: acid attack

Answer: Ameneh Bahrami

Answer: Majid Movahedi,

Summary:
Woman blinded, disfigured by acid wins case to have attacker also blinded by acid .
Ameneh Bahrami wants "eye for an eye" punishment to be deterrent to others .
Court-ordered blinding of Majid Movahedi may happen within weeks, lawyer says .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Amid turmoil over the treatment of post-election detainees and controversy over the mass trials of political figures, Iran's supreme leader on Saturday appointed a new judiciary chief, Iranian media reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the announcement  that Sadeq Larijani, right, will head Iran's judiciary. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tapped Sadeq Larijani -- brother of Iran's powerful parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani -- to replace Hashemi Shahroudi, a vocal hardliner against the opposition movement, who finished his 10-year term, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Another brother, Mohammad Javad Larijani, is the secretary-general of the judiciary's human rights office. The development is significant in that the two brothers now head two of the three branches of Iran's government, and tensions between Ali Larijani and hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have emerged as the president tried to assemble his Cabinet for his second term. Sadeq Larijani makes the transition as a third round of detainees arrested in the aftermath of the Islamic republic's disputed presidential election were scheduled to appear in court Sunday, the semi-official Fars news agency said. The mass trial of about 100 Iranians is being held in the Revolutionary Court. Reformist politicians, lawyers and journalists are among those accused of protesting in an attempt to overturn government leadership. More than two dozen detainees were scheduled to be on trial Sunday, according to media reports, although it is not clear whether it will be the defendants' first appearance in court. Among the defendants who have been on trial this month are Seyyed Mohammad Abtahi, a former Iranian vice president; Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian reporter for Newsweek magazine; and Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American scholar. Street protests and a brutal government crackdown followed the June 12 presidential election, leading to the arrests of more than 1,000 people. The official death toll from the post-election unrest is 30, although opposition leaders reportedly have said it's more than twice that figure. The new judiciary chief's brother, Ali Larijani, spent the last week dismissing allegations by Iran's opposition that post-election detainees were raped while in custody, according to state-run media. Larijani said that a special panel of Iran's parliament, or Majlis, conducted a "precise and comprehensive inquiry" into the treatment at Tehran's Evin and Kahrizak prisons, and found "no cases of rape or sexual abuse," government-funded Press TV reported. A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry also denied that prisoners had been tortured. "What kind of talk is this? There was never any pressure used against these people," Hassan Qashqavi said Monday, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. They were responding to accusations made by opposition candidate Mehdi Karrubi who, along with opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, ran against hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election. Iran's election authority declared Ahmadinejad the overwhelming winner of the race, sparking hundreds of thousands of Iranians to take to the streets in protest. Iranian opposition figures, including Karrubi, have compared the treatment of the detainees to the abuse of political prisoners under the "oppressing regime" of the shah, who was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. In an open letter to former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani posted Saturday on his party's Web site, Karrubi says an "impartial committee" is needed to "investigate these tragedies with transparency until they are resolved." "Some of the former detainees have told of such brutal and violent, repeated rapes of the young women [in detention] that have caused irreparable damage to their reproductive systems," Karrubi says in the letter. "Others have raped our detained young men with such brutality that they [the victims] have been afflicted by depression and are no longer speaking with anyone and refuse to leave the dark corners of their houses." Larijani on Wednesday challenged Karrubi to "present evidence of such outrages" for the Majlis to investigate, according to Press TV.

Question: From which country is supreme leader?

Question: What is denied by leadership?

Question: What position will Sadeq Larijani take?

Question: How many detainees were to be tried Sunday?

Question: How many detainees were to be tried?

Question: What is reported by media?

Question: Who did Iran's supreme leader pick  to head judiciary?

Question: Who replaces the outgoing Hashemi Shahroudi?

Answer: Iran's

Answer: prisoners had been tortured.

Answer: Iran's judiciary.

Answer: More than two dozen

Answer: More than two dozen

Answer: Iran's supreme leader on Saturday appointed a new judiciary chief,

Answer: Sadeq Larijani,

Answer: Sadeq Larijani

Summary:
Iran's supreme leader picks brother of parliamentary speaker to head judiciary .
Sadeq Larijani replaces the outgoing Hashemi Shahroudi, a vocal hardliner .
Media reports: More than two dozen detainees were to be tried Sunday .
Leadership denies claims that arrested dissidents have been raped in custody .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Defying many predictions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a commanding lead in the presidential vote count early Saturday, election officials with Iran's Interior Ministry said. Men choose their candidates before voting Friday at a mosque in Tehran, Iran. With 72 percent of ballot boxes counted, Ahmedinejad had 65.7 percent of the vote while his chief rival Mir Hossein Moussavi had 31.4 percent, election officials said. Moussavi, widely regarded as a reformist, had been expected to do well as his campaign caught fire in recent days, triggering massive street rallies in Tehran. An "unprecedented" voter turnout at the polls Friday was also expected to boost Moussavi's chances of winning the presidency. Iran's Interior Minister Seyed Sadeq Mahsouli said 70 percent of 46 million eligible voters had gone to the polls Friday, according to Fars, another semi-official news agency. Both candidates claimed victory. Moussavi's camp accused the Iranian establishment of manipulating the vote.  Watch why each side is claiming victory » Voting was supposed to end after 10 hours, but because of the massive turnout, officials initially said polling stations would remain open until everyone in line had a chance to vote. However, Moussavi alleged that doors were being closed with people still waiting outside. Some private news agencies reported many Iranians were milling about on the streets late into the night. Mehr reported that the chief of police declared public gatherings of candidate supporters illegal. Earlier in the day, voters crowded the steps of one polling place in Tehran, some waiting more than three hours underneath the hot sun to cast their ballots. Some were lining up even before the polls opened at 8 a.m. Moussavi is the main challenger among three candidates vying to replace Ahmadinejad. The other candidates are former parliament speaker and reformist Mehdi Karrubi, and Mohsen Rezaie, the former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Mehr reported Rezaie had 1.72 percent of the vote and Karrubi had 0.87 percent. If no single candidate reaches a simple majority -- 50 percent plus one vote -- a runoff election will be held on Friday, June 19. It was unclear where the ballots that had been counted so far had been cast. Ahmadinejad still has staunch support in Iran's rural areas, but has been blamed for much of Iran's economic turmoil over the last four years. If he loses, it would be the first time a sitting Iranian president has not won re-election to a second term in office. Fawaz Gerges, an academic and author who studies the region, said Friday's vote is really "a referendum on Ahmadinejad," who has been in office since 2005. "The unemployment rate is 30 percent ... the largest in the third world, inflation is [in the] double digits in Iran," Gerges told CNN's "American Morning." "We focus in the United States a great deal on his inflammatory rhetoric on the Holocaust, on nuclear weapons. We tend to forget that Ahmadinejad has basically done a great deal of damage to the Iranian economy, on social policy." While Moussavi's campaign has energized key segments of Iranian voters -- particularly women -- Gerges noted that "Iranians have surprised us many times." Moussavi's supporters crowded the streets of Tehran this week, wearing the candidate's trademark color green. His campaign has also energized Iran's youth, many of whom did not take part in the 2005 election. Yasmin, a 21-year-old university student, said she cast her ballot on Friday for Moussavi.  CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports emotions on the street » "I've never even been interested in the politics of my country until today. It was my first time voting, and I am so excited about it," she said. "We are all yearning for change, and I believe Moussavi will bring much more freedom to Iran and our lives. That is why I cast my ballot for him. There is so much anticipation in the air." Moussavi's supporters hope that he follows in the same footsteps as Mohammed Khatami, a reformist candidate who overwhelmingly

Question: Who is Ahmadinejad's main rival?

Question: What does the Moussavi camp accuse the Iranian establishment of?

Question: What does Moussavi camp accuse Iranian establishment of doing?

Question: What percentage of votes are in?

Question: What percentage of the votes did the incumbent get?

Question: Was was supposed to get the benefits of a large turn out?

Question: Who was the large turnout expected to benefit?

Question: Who does Moussavi accuse of manipulating the vote?

Answer: Mir Hossein Moussavi

Answer: manipulating the vote.

Answer: manipulating the vote.

Answer: 72

Answer: 65.7

Answer: Moussavi's

Answer: Mir Hossein Moussavi

Answer: establishment

Summary:
Officials: 72 percent of votes in, incumbent president has 65.7 percent .
Large turnout was expected to benefit Ahmadinejad's main rival, Moussavi .
Moussavi camp accuses Iranian establishment of manipulating the vote .
None of candidates expected to change Iran's position on its nuclear program .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- For years Ahmad has been unable to find true love. So the 27 year-old bachelor who lives in Tehran is turning to a professional matchmaker. Jafar Ardabili's matchmaking service provides one option for Iranian singles. "I'm searching for a love that lasts," Ahmad said. What's unusual is Ahmad's matchmaker wears a turban, a robe and could be the first-ever Iranian cleric who plays cupid. "First they say 'wow'," Jafar Ardabili said, "then they take a closer look and say 'since he's a cleric we have faith in him.'" Ardabili made his first love match 10 years ago while he taught at a Tehran university. One of his students had a crush on a person, so Ardabili arranged for the two to meet. A few months later they married. The set-up worked so well that Ardabili and his wife opened the Amin International Family and Cultural Institute, a service that matched Iranian singles in a supervised setting. In Iran, Islamic law restricts social interaction. "You can't just go after someone in public and say would you like to live with me?" Ardabili said. "Especially the women, who often don't have any right to choose their companion, but in our institute women do have the right to choose." Ahmad would love nothing more than one of those women to choose him. On a Thursday morning he anxiously sat in the institute's waiting room. Ardabili had arranged for Ahmad to meet a young lady. Could she be the one? Ahmad had paid a $100 fee, submitted a picture and his information. In return he has access to thousands of other applicants. Once applicants approve of one another's pictures and profiles Ardabili arranges up to two meetings inside his office. After each meeting, the applicants report back to Ardabili. "When there's no connection they look like wrinkled potatoes," Ardabili said. And when cupid's arrow hits the mark? "They look very eager. They're as happy as an ice cream cone."  Watch Ardabili describe how his service works » The third meeting for couples takes place outside the institute without supervision. If all goes well, Ardabili arranges for the families to meet and then the couple ties the knot. "You feel good because you're serving humanity," Ardabili said. Ardabili said that during the past 10 years his institute has had more than 50,000 applicants. More than 2,000 of his couples have married without a single divorce, he said. Ardabili gave credit to his 10-member staff that offers counseling to married couples, even sex therapy. "We want to reduce divorce, give families a strong foundation," Ardabili said. On his Web site, Tehran's matchmaking mullah has posted wedding pictures of some of his success stories. Ahmad can't wait to see his picture among them. "At this very moment I'm counting down the days."

Question: How many marriages does the service boast?

Question: What kind of service was the Iranian cleric, and his wife, running?

Question: In what country was the cleric running a matchmaking service?

Question: What is the name of the Iranian cleric?

Question: What is the matchmaking service called?

Question: Who runs the matchmaking service?

Question: What does the service offer?

Question: How many couples did the Iranian cleric claim to have married?

Question: who offers service for iranian singles?

Question: how many people got married through service?

Question: How many couples were married with the cleric's service?

Question: who runs matchmaking service?

Question: Where are the singles from?

Question: What did the Iranian cleric wife run?

Question: Where is the cleric from?

Question: The service offers option for social interaction between who?

Answer: 2,000

Answer: matchmaking

Answer: Iran

Answer: Jafar Ardabili

Answer: Amin International Family and Cultural Institute,

Answer: Jafar Ardabili's

Answer: matchmaking

Answer: More than 2,000

Answer: Jafar Ardabili's matchmaking

Answer: More than 2,000

Answer: More than 2,000

Answer: Jafar Ardabili's

Answer: Iran,

Answer: Amin International Family and Cultural Institute,

Answer: Iran

Answer: Iranian singles.

Summary:
Iranian cleric, wife runs matchmaking service .
Service offers option for social interaction between Iranian singles .
Cleric claims his service has married 2,000 couples without a divorce .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Gunmen on motorcycles fired Friday on a campaign office for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wounding two adults and a child, according to a report by Iran's state-run news agency. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not present at the time of the attack. The shooting happened about 5 p.m. in front of the entrance to the campaign office, campaign representative Mohammed Reza Zahed Shaikhi told IRNA. Ahmadinejad, who is running for a second term in office, was not present. Iran's presidential election will take place on June 12. The attack happened in Sistan-Balochistan province in southeastern Iran, the same province where a Shia mosque was bombed Thursday. Several suspects have been arrested in connection with Thursday's attack in the town of Zahedan, which killed between 15 and 20 people, according to Iranian media reports. No group publicly accepted responsibility for the mosque attack, but the provincial governor, Ali-Mohammad Azad, blamed a terrorist group that he said would be unveiled to the public once the suspects have been interrogated, IRNA reported. Zahedan is about 1,100 km (700 miles) southeast of Tehran, near Iran's borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan. Sistan-Balochistan province -- which shares a border with Pakistan -- is the site of frequent clashes involving Iranian police, drug dealers and armed groups. The province is located on a major narcotics-smuggling route between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Azad said information on the arrested terrorist group would be unveiled to the public once interrogations were complete. "The terrorists and notorious gang planned to stir order and security in the province on the eve of (the June 12 presidential) elections, using ongoing insecurity in our eastern neighbors," he said Thursday. Several days of mourning were reported to be under way for victims of the explosion. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a hard-line cleric who led Friday prayers in Tehran, said there were signs that the United States and Israel were involved in the mosque bombing, IRNA reported. The cleric, who put the death toll at 25, condemned the bombing before a congregation on the Tehran University campus. CNN's Shirzad Bozorghmehr contributed to this report.

Question: How many were killed in the attack?

Question: Who was wounded in the attack?

Question: what time was the attack

Question: Who was wounded?

Question: Where did gunmen open fire?

Question: Who did the local governor blame?

Question: Who was absent?

Question: Gunmen fire on campaign office for which countries President?

Question: What is the name of the Iranian president?

Question: The local governor blames who for the attack?

Question: Attack happened near which type of mosque?

Question: How many adults were wounded in the attack?

Question: Who was wounded in the attack?

Question: How many were killed in the Shia mosque bombing on Thursday?

Question: What was bombed on Thurday?

Answer: between 15 and 20 people,

Answer: two adults and a child,

Answer: 5 p.m.

Answer: two adults and a child,

Answer: Ahmadinejad,

Answer: terrorist

Answer: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Answer: Iran

Answer: Ahmadinejad,

Answer: a terrorist

Answer: Shia

Answer: two

Answer: two adults and a child,

Answer: between 15 and 20 people,

Answer: a Shia mosque

Summary:
Gunmen fire on campaign office for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, .
Two adults and child wounded in attack; Ahmadinejad not present .
Attack happened near where Shia mosque bombed Thursday, killing up to 20 .
No group has accepted responsibility, but local governor blamed terrorist group .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- In an unprecedented move in Iranian politics, a reformist presidential candidate accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of tainting the country's image by questioning the Holocaust and by wielding a reckless leadership style. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who came to power in 2005, is seeking a second term in office. The frontrunners in Iran's presidential race clashed during a fiery debate broadcast to a national television audience on Wednesday evening. The verbal jousting between Ahmadinejad and opponent Mir Hossein Mousavi -- a former prime minister and reformist candidate who poses a threat to the firebrand Iranian president -- lasted an hour and half. Mousavi said Ahmadinejad's dictatorial ways have hurt Iran's image across the globe and could be a prelude to a dictatorship. "There are two ways of confronting the country's problems," Mousavi said. "One is through a management style based on adventurism, instability, play-acting, exaggerations, wrongdoing, being secretive, self-importance, superficiality and ignoring the law. The second way is based on realism, respect, openness, collective wisdom and avoiding extremism." He said Ahmadinejad's denials of the Holocaust had repulsed Iran's allies. "This has greatly damaged us," Mousavi said. The Iranian president called the Holocaust, in which six million Jews perished at the hands of the Nazis, "a big deception." Ahmadinejad also has lashed out at the United States and Israel, calling at various times for the end of Israel's existence as a Jewish state. In addition to Mousavi, two other challengers -- former parliament speaker Mahdi Karoudi, another reformist, and hard-liner Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Expediency Council -- hope to unseat Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election. Neither took part in Wednesday's debate. The outcome of the election will set the tone for Iran's policies on crucial issues, including its nuclear ambitions and the possibility of bilateral talks with Washington. Wednesday night's event was the first of four debates that will pair two of the candidates against each other ahead of next week's presidential elections. Ahmadinejad, known for his attacks against his foes, accused Mousavi of colluding with Iran's former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Ahmadinejad, seeking a second term in office, accused the two Iranian figures of mismanagement, corruption and the masterminding of a plot to force him from power. "I have tolerated all the personal insults and lies for four years and I forgive those responsible for them," Ahmadinejad said. "But I do not have the authority to turn a blind eye when the people and the people's choice and their interests are insulted." Ahmadinejad accused Mousavi and the two former leaders of standing against the Iranian nation and conspiring against him. Ahmadinejad said that, in the early days of his presidency, Rafsanjani sent a message to the king of a Persian Gulf state that said: "Do not worry. This government will fall within six months." Hours after the debate, Ahmadinejad and Rafsanjani met at a ceremony commemorating the death of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution that overthew the ruling monarchy in 1979 and established Iran as an Islamic republic. The meeting was cordial, with Rafsanjani holding on to Ahmadinejad's arm throughout their talk, the semi-official Fars news agency said. Rafsanjani, a powerful cleric who heads the Expediency Council and Assembly of Experts, remains an influential figure in Iran. He was president from 1989 to 1997 and then attempted to position himself in the political center in the 2005 elections, when he publicly favored a policy that would relax tensions with the United States. The two nations have had no diplomatic ties since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Rafsanjani lost to the ultra-conservative Ahmadinejad, who was then Tehran's mayor. Ahmadinejad's accusations against the former Iranian presidents mark a change in traditional politics, in that he named them. Normally, charges are made via innuendo. Though the targets are clear, they go unnamed. The change could indicate that he has the backing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Analysts say that

Question: Ahmadinejad accused the former president of what?

Question: Who accuses Ahmadinejad of behaving like a dictator?

Question: Who accused former presidents of corruption, mismanagement?

Question: Who is accused of behaving like a dictator?

Question: What's a first for Iran?

Question: when were the talks

Answer: of tainting the country's image by questioning the Holocaust and by wielding a reckless leadership style.

Answer: Mousavi

Answer: Mir Hossein Mousavi

Answer: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,

Answer: of four debates

Answer: Wednesday evening.

Summary:
In a first for Iran, nation holds debates televised live ahead of presidential elections .
Mir Hossein Mousavi accuses Ahmadinejad of behaving like a dictator .
Mousavi: Ahmadinejad's denials of the Holocaust had repulsed Iran's allies.
Ahmadinejad accused Iran's former presidents of corruption, mismanagement .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran Tuesday successfully launched its first satellite into orbit, a step hailed by Iran's president as a "source of pride" for the Islamic republic, according to state-run news outlets.

Reported satellite launch took place on the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

U.S. Department of Defense officials confirmed the launch, and the State Department expressed "grave concern."

"Developing a space launch vehicle that could ... put a satellite into orbit could possibly lead to development of a ballistic missile system," State Department acting spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. "So that's of grave concern to us."

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to discuss Iran in meetings Tuesday with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

On Wednesday officials from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China will meet in Germany to discuss next steps on Iran. Wood said that Undersecretary William Burns, who is representing the United States, will seek input and discuss some ideas the Obama administration has about how to move forward.  Watch Iran launch its first satellite »

Two U.S. officials confirmed that Iran had launched a low-earth orbit satellite, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr said.

There were no indications of any weapons activity on the two-stage rocket, although the rocket is capable of launching long-range weapons, the officials said.

"I wouldn't think of this in terms of highly advanced technology," one U.S. official said. But it does suggest Iran's two-stage rockets are increasingly reliable.

The Pentagon said Tuesday the launch is "clearly a concern of ours."

"Although this appears to be satellite, there are dual-use capabilities that could be applied to missiles, and that's a concern to us and everybody in region," Department of Defense spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

The launch of the satellite Omid -- which means "Hope" in Farsi -- was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Islamic revolution in Iran, according to Iranian media reports.

Iran said the satellite had already completed its first mission -- to transmit a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who spoke at the launching ceremony Monday night.

In his message, Ahmadinejad congratulated the nation and said the successful launch improves Iran's status in the world, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

He stressed that both the satellite and the Safir rocket used to launch it were made entirely by Iranian technicians.

Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said that despite the small size of the Omid satellite, it will open the way for an Iranian space program. He said Tehran plans to launch another satellite in the future.

In August, Iran performed a test of a rocket capable of launching a satellite into orbit. Iranian officials declared that mission a success, but U.S. officials disputed that.

Senior U.S. officials had expressed concerned about the test of the rocket, saying Iran could use the rocket to deliver warheads.

CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report.

Question: What event also took place on the date of the launch?

Question: Which country launched its first satellite

Question: What anniversary of the revolution is it

Question: When did Iran test  rocket capable of launching satellite into orbit ?

Question: When did the satellite launch?

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Question: What made Iran's president so proud?

Question: Which country confirmed the launch of Iran's low-earth orbit satellite?

Question: In which month did they claim to have a rocket capable of launching a satellite

Answer: 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

Answer: Iran

Answer: 30th

Answer: Tuesday

Answer: Tuesday

Answer: "source of pride"

Answer: successfully launched its first satellite into orbit,

Answer: U.S.

Answer: August,

Summary:
Iran's president hails launch of first satellite into orbit as "source of pride"
United States confirms Iran launched low-earth orbit satellite Monday night .
Launch coincides with 30th anniversary of victory of Islamic revolution .
In August, Iran said it tested rocket capable of launching satellite into orbit .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran said Saturday that Morocco's decision to cut diplomatic ties between the two countries harms Muslim unity, state media reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says soldiarity in Islamic world needed to support Palestinians. "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that at the present juncture when the unity and solidarity of Islamic countries is necessary for supporting the Palestinian people, this act of Morocco harms unity of the Muslim world," Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a written statement, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Morocco decided to cut diplomatic ties with Iran Friday, blaming Tehran's "inadmissible attitude" against the African country as a reason for the decision for the move, Moroccan Press Agency said. The move ratchets up a feud between Sunni Morocco and Shiite Iran. On February 25, Morocco recalled its interim charge d'affaires from Tehran for a week of consultations, the statement said. Morocco has demanded that Iran explain "unacceptable" language in a statement it issued after Morocco expressed its solidarity with Bahrain, the statement said. Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf archipelago, embodies the Sunni-Shiite divide. With a majority Shiite population and a Sunni ruler, Bahrain has become a point of contention between Morocco and Iran, said Sandra Mackey, a Middle East analyst and author of "The Iranians." Mackey said Bahrain's government has not allowed its Shiite majority into the political and economic power structure, "so Iran has an interest in egging on this Shia foment in Bahrain -- in order to raise Iran's stature in the Persian Gulf." Morocco has ambitions to raise its stature among Arab states, and "it would make some sense that they would jump on this," she said. "They're far enough away where it's not going to impact on them directly," Mackey added. Mackey said other emirates would likely be more cautious about confronting Iran, she said, "but the Moroccans can do it without posing any serious threat on their doorstep." There is potential for conflict within Bahrain, she said. "The Shia are really pushing against this Sunni government and the Sunni government, I think, is in a fairly significant amount of trouble," she said. CNN's Tom Watkins contributed to this report.

Question: What did Morocco cut?

Question: Who does Morocco state solidarity with?

Question: Who did Morocco cuts diplomatic ties with?

Question: What feud is being ratcheted up?

Question: Who is the feud between?

Question: Who rules Bahrain?

Question: Who cut diplomatic ties?

Answer: diplomatic ties with Iran Friday,

Answer: Bahrain,

Answer: Iran

Answer: between Sunni Morocco and Shiite Iran.

Answer: Sunni Morocco and Shiite Iran.

Answer: Sunni ruler,

Answer: Morocco's

Summary:
Morocco cut diplomatic ties with Iran on Friday because of "inadmissible attitude"
The move ratchets up feud between Sunni Morocco and Shiite Iran .
Rift related to Iran's reaction to Morocco's statement of solidarity with Bahrain .
Sunni-ruled Bahrain has become point of contention between Morocco and Iran .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran should be allowed to pursue its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin leader since 1943.

Putin, right, is greeted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following his arrival in Tehran.

Putin, who is in Tehran to attend a summit of Caspian Sea nations, said that he and the other leaders agreed that "peaceful nuclear activities must be allowed" in the region.

"The Iranians are cooperating with Russian nuclear agencies and the main objectives are peaceful objectives," he said.

Russia is building Iran's first nuclear power plant and has resisted moves by the U.S. and its allies to impose stronger U.N. sanctions against Tehran.

On Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated the Bush administration's stance that "all options" must be kept "on the table" in confronting the threats posed by Iran -- a reference to the option of using military action against the long-time U.S. adversary.

"We should have no illusions about the nature of this regime or its leaders -- about their designs for their nuclear program, their willingness to live up to their rhetoric, their intentions for Iraq, or their ambitions in the Gulf region," Gates said in a speech to the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.

The leaders of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan also met Tuesday to reach agreement on issues relating to the sharing and regulating of the Caspian Sea -- the world's largest inland body of water.

Speaking afterwards, Putin said that no Caspian nation should offer its territory to third parties intent on military action against other countries in the region -- a reference to rumors that the U.S. planned to use Azerbaijan as a base for a possible attack against Iran, The Associated Press reported.

"We are saying that no Caspian nation should offer its territory to third powers for use of force or military aggression against any Caspian state," Putin said.

"The Caspian Sea is an inland sea and it only belongs to the Caspian states, therefore only they are entitled to have their ships and military forces here," added Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Putin, defying reports of an assassination plot against him, was greeted by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as he stepped off his plane at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.

During a news conference Monday after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Wiesbaden, Germany, Putin said rumors of an attempt on his life would not stop his plans.

"Of course I will travel to Iran," Putin said. "If I reacted to these kinds of rumors every time, I could never leave the house."

Iranian officials denied there was an assassination plot against Putin, with a Foreign Ministry spokesman describing rumors of a possible terrorist action during the Putin visit baseless.

"Spreading this kind of totally false news lacks any value and cannot damage the trend of the prepared programs," spokesman Mohammadali Hosseini told the Iranian FARS news agency.

Hosseini blamed the rumor on Western media, particularly the U.S. media, saying the report was "made up by the enemies of relations between Iran and Russia to create a psychological war."

Putin's visit is the first by a leader in the Kremlin to Iran since Joseph Stalin's World War II conference meeting with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

"Putin's trip to Tehran is a show of Russia's independence in global affairs. Putin, who approaches the end of his term, wants to demonstrate that he wouldn't cave in to the U.S. pressure," said Alexander Pikayev, an expert on Iran with Russia's Institute for World Economy and International Relations, in a report carried by AP.

Putin's schedule also includes meetings with Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, AP said. E-mail to a friend

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Question: What is Iran's nuclear program?

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Question: Who backed Iran's nuclear program?

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Question: What does Putin back?

Question: who is russians president?

Question: what does iran say?

Answer: Tehran.

Answer: Russian

Answer: power plant

Answer: Putin,

Answer: Tuesday

Answer: Iran should be allowed to pursue its nuclear program for peaceful purposes,

Answer: nuclear

Answer: Tuesday

Answer: Russian

Answer: an assassination plot against him,

Answer: Russian

Answer: the U.S.

Answer: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan

Answer: attempt on his life

Answer: "peaceful nuclear activities

Answer: of Caspian Sea nations,

Answer: "peaceful

Answer: impose stronger U.N.

Answer: Putin,

Answer: Putin,

Answer: Tehran.

Answer: nuclear activities

Answer: "peaceful nuclear activities

Answer: Vladimir Putin

Answer: denied there was an assassination plot against Putin,

Summary:
Russian President Putin backs Iran's "peaceful" nuclear program during visit .
Putin in Tehran to attend summit of Caspian Sea nations to discuss oil rights .
Iran, Russia set to discuss Iranian nuclear program, U.S. push for sanctions .
Putin downplay rumors of assassination plot; Iran says claims are "baseless"


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's parliament speaker has criticized U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for saying that Iran's development of a nuclear weapon is unacceptable.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has outlined where he thinks U.S. policy needs to change.

Ali Larijani said Saturday that Obama should apply his campaign message of change to U.S. dealings with Iran.

"Obama must know that the change that he talks about is not simply a superficial changing of colors or tactics," Larijani said in comments carried by the semi-official Mehr News Agency.

"What is expected is a change in strategy, not the repetition of objections to Iran's nuclear program, which will be taking a step in the wrong direction."

In his first post-election news conference Friday afternoon, Obama reiterated that he believes a nuclear-armed Iran would be "unacceptable." He also said he would help mount an international effort to prevent it from happening.

Larijani said that U.S. behavior toward Iran "will not change so simply" but that Obama's election showed internal conditions in the United States have shifted.

He added that Iran does not mind if the United States provides other Persian Gulf countries with nuclear technology, but "you should know that you cannot prevent the Islamic Republic [from reaching its goals in the nuclear field]," according to the news agency.

Obama cautioned Friday that it had only been a few days since the election and that he was not in office.

"Obviously, how we approach and deal with a country like Iran is not something that we should simply do in a knee-jerk fashion. I think we've got to think it through," Obama said.

"But I have to reiterate once again that we only have one president at a time. And I want to be very careful that we are sending the right signals to the world as a whole that I am not the president, and I won't be until January 20th."

Larijani was speaking two days after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Obama, the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes to a U.S. president-elect since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

One analyst said the welcome was a gesture from the hard-line president that he is open to a more conciliatory relationship with the United States.

Ahmadinejad said Tehran "welcomes basic and fair changes in U.S. policies and conducts," according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency on Thursday.

Relations between the United States and Iran have historically been chilly and have been further strained in recent years over Iran's nuclear program.

Tehran insists that the program exists for peaceful purposes, but the United States and other Western nations are concerned by Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment activities.

CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report.

Question: Iran criticizes who?

Question: What are US and Iran relations tensioned about?

Question: Who said Obama should apply campaign message?

Question: What should Obama apply according to speaker?

Question: US - Iran tensions are high over what?

Question: Who was the President of the US at this time?

Question: Who has tensions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions?

Question: Who criticized Obama ?

Question: Parliamentary speaker says who should apply campaign message of change?

Question: What kind of weapons are being discussed?

Question: Who criticized Obama for saying nuclear weapon development is unaccaptable?

Answer: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama

Answer: nuclear program.

Answer: Ali Larijani

Answer: his campaign message of change

Answer: nuclear program.

Answer: Barack Obama

Answer: U.S.

Answer: Iran's parliament speaker

Answer: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama

Answer: nuclear

Answer: Iran's parliament speaker

Summary:
Iran criticizes Obama for saying nuclear weapon development unacceptable .
Parliamentary speaker says Obama should apply campaign message of change .
U.S.-Iran tensions high over Tehran's nuclear ambitions .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday he sees no change in U.S. policy toward Iran despite the U.S. promise of a "new beginning." Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would change its policy when the U.S. did so as well. Khamenei said a change in rhetoric is not enough, and Washington must practice what it preaches, according to the English-language Press TV channel in Iran. He also promised that Iran will change its policy if the United States does so as well, Press TV reported. Khamenei's comments, which he made in a televised address to mark the start of the Iranian New Year on Friday, come a day after U.S. President Barack Obama reached out to Iran in a videotaped message. A spokesman for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned U.S. foreign policy Friday in response to the video. Obama's message spoke of "new beginnings" with the promise of a new year. "My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties among the United States, Iran and the international community," the president said in his message Friday. Obama said the United States seeks engagement with Iran that is "honest and grounded in mutual respect." The president's message is part of a dramatic shift in tone from that of the Bush administration, which branded Iran as part of an "axis of evil" along with North Korea and Iraq. It also echoes Obama's inaugural speech in which he told the Muslim world, "We seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect." Ahmadinejad said last month that Iran would welcome talks with the United States "in a fair atmosphere with mutual respect." Khamenei also said world powers have come to realize they are not able to block Iran's nuclear progress. He looked back on the February 25 testing of Iran's first nuclear power plant, at Bushehr, as one of the "joyful developments" of the past year. Last month, the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security released a report saying that Iran has reached "nuclear weapons breakout capability" -- it has enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb. The report was based on an analysis of data from the International Atomic Energy Agency. However, an IAEA official who asked not to be named cautioned against drawing such dramatic conclusions from the data, saying Iran's stock of low-enriched uranium would have to be turned into highly enriched uranium to be weapons-grade material. That hasn't been done, the official said. The United States has had tortuous relations with Tehran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. Meanwhile, the widow of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, died Saturday morning after a long period of illness, the Iranian-run Islamic Republic News Agency said. A funeral for Khadije Saghafi was scheduled to be held Sunday in Tehran and she was set to be laid to rest in Khomeini's tomb, the agency reported. Khomeini was the leader of the 1979 revolution that led to the toppling of the shah of Iran and the ushering in of an Islamic state. He died in 1989.

Question: What did Obama do?

Question: what does the Iranian supreme leader say about US policy?

Question: What does Obama seek?

Question: When will Iran change, according to Khamenei?

Question: Who did Obama reach out to?

Question: What does US seek?

Question: Is there a change in US policy?

Question: Who reached out to Tehran?

Answer: reached out to Iran in a videotaped message.

Answer: U.S.

Answer: engagement with Iran that is "honest and grounded in mutual respect."

Answer: the U.S. did so as well.

Answer: Iran

Answer: "new beginnings"

Answer: no

Answer: U.S. President Barack Obama

Summary:
Iranian supreme leader: No change in U.S. policy despite Obama overtures .
U.S. President Obama reached out to Tehran in Iranian New Year message Friday .
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran will change when U.S. changes .
Obama: U.S. seeks engagement that is "honest and grounded in mutual respect"


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday urged stiff punishment for those who "orchestrated and provoked" the "painful" unrest after the June 12 presidential election, according to Iran's state-run Press TV. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said there is no evidence that would undermine the election results. "I call upon security and judicial officials to decisively and mercilessly act with those who committed inhumane acts in the guise of the friends (of the establishment) since they inflicted damage on people and tarnished the image of the establishment, security and police forces," said Ahmadinejad, who made the remarks in a pre-sermon speech to Friday prayers. The government declared Ahmadinejad the overwhelming winner in the disputed June 12 election. The protests sparked a government crackdown that led to thousands of arrests, scores of injuries and at least 30 deaths. Judiciary officials say most of those arrested were released, though several dozen face charges as part of the mass trials. In his remarks Friday, Ahmadinejad said there has been no evidence found that would undermine the election results and he criticized Western nations for interfering in Iran's internal affairs before and after the election.

Question: A stiff punishment for what?

Question: Who was the overwhelming winner in the disputed June 12 vote?

Question: What did protests spark?

Question: about what are protests?

Answer: who "orchestrated and provoked" the "painful" unrest after the June 12 presidential election,

Answer: Ahmadinejad

Answer: a government crackdown

Answer: June 12 presidential election,

Summary:
Urged stiff punishment for those who "orchestrated and provoked" unrest .
Ahmadinejad declared the overwhelming winner in the disputed June 12 vote .
Protests sparked a government crackdown that led to thousands of arrests .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday he did not call for a ban on Facebook during the country's presidential election. President Ahmadinejad's challengers are using new technology to spread their message. "I should make an inquiry and ask about this," he said when asked about reports that his government blocked access to the online social networking site. He added, "I believe in maximum freedom of expression." The hardline Iranian president made the comment in response to a question from CNN at a news conference. Asked whether he would order that access to Facebook be reinstated, Ahmadinejad responded that he would "see if there is a complaint" that may be presented to the judiciary. The semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency reported over the weekend that the Iranian government had blocked Facebook amid political jockeying for the June 12 presidential election. Reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi -- a former prime minister considered a threat to Ahmadinejad -- has created a Facebook page for his campaign and has more than 5,000 supporters on the site. Those attempting to visit Facebook were receiving a message in Farsi saying, "Access to this site is not possible," according to CNN personnel in Tehran. The news agency reported the Masadiq Committee, made up of representatives from Iran's intelligence ministry, judiciary and others, had ordered the action. After a few hours, the block was lifted, but then reinstated later, the agency said. No reason was given. "We are disappointed to learn of reports that users in Iran may not have access to Facebook, especially at a time when voters are turning to the Internet as a source of information about election candidates and their positions," a Facebook spokesperson said in a written statement. "We are investigating these reports. "We believe that people around the world should be able to use Facebook to communicate and share information with their friends, family and co-workers. It is always a shame when a countries' cultural and political concerns lead to limits being placed on the opportunity for sharing and expression that the Internet provides." Ahmadinejad's challengers are increasingly turning to new technology to spread their message, according to a May 13 article in the Financial Times newspaper. Iran's population -- estimated at more than 66 million by July 2009, according to the CIA World Factbook -- has a median age of 27. The Financial Times, which put the country's population at 70 million, said 47 million Iranians have cell phones and 21 million have Internet access. "We are using new technologies because they have the capacity to be multiplied by people themselves who can forward Bluetooth, e-mails and text messages and invite more supporters on Facebook," Behzad Mortazavi, head of Mousavi's campaign committee, told the Financial Times. At a Mousavi rally at a stadium Saturday, the Facebook blockage was a topic of conversation among reporters. Many said they had accessed Facebook on Friday night and believe the site was blocked Saturday morning. CNN's Reza Sayah and Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report.

Question: Who denied banning Facebook?

Question: Opponents of the leader are doing what?

Question: Which candidate created a Facebook page for his campaign?

Question: What type of candidate is Mir Hossein Mousavi?

Question: Who created a Facebook page for the campaign?

Question: What did Mir Hossein Mousavi create for his campaign?

Question: Who says he didn't call for a ban on Facebook?

Question: What are Ahmadinejad's opponents  using new  to spread message their message?

Question: Who are using new technology to spread the message?

Answer: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Answer: are using new technology to spread their message.

Answer: Mir Hossein Mousavi

Answer: Reformist

Answer: Mir Hossein Mousavi

Answer: Facebook page

Answer: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Answer: technology

Answer: President Ahmadinejad's challengers

Summary:
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he did not call for a ban on Facebook .
Ahmadinejad: "I believe in maximum freedom of expression"
Ahmadinejad's opponents are using new technology to spread message .
Reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi created Facebook page for campaign .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month led to massive protests, on Tuesday called the balloting "the most free election anywhere in the world." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected last month, setting off days of protests. "It was a great event," he said in a nationally televised address. The election, which opponents charge was rigged, was followed by street demonstrations and civil unrest that led to the deaths of at least 20 protesters and the arrest of more than 1,000, according to Iranian state-run media. The numbers of casualties and arrests could not be independently verified by CNN because the Iranian government banned coverage by international journalists. The president, who said voter turnout was 85 percent, said opponents "did not provide even one piece of document regarding irregularities or vote fraud." Without specifically mentioning the post-election violence, Ahmadinejad said criticism of government "is the key to the success of a nation." Everyone has criticisms, he said. "I have my own." But he accused the "arrogant powers" and "enemies" of Iran of interfering in his country's affairs, including the post-election situation. Some Iranians collaborated with enemies, the president said. Ahmadinejad also said Tuesday he believes the government should be "substantially" reorganized. Although he didn't elaborate, he said the areas of employment, housing, development and civil rights were high on the agenda. "[We] need to create newer capacities and prepare ourselves for this new period," he said, apparently referring to his upcoming second term in office. "With this election, we have entered a new era ... in domestic spheres and on an international level," he added. He called it "an era of solidarity." "The government is at the service of the entire people," Ahmadinejad said. "Things will be done in a better way, more effective way, so we can reach higher aspirations." He said experts have been invited to help the government achieve progress.

Question: what did the president say

Question: What rocked Iran in days after Ahmadinejad's re-election?

Question: what did he accuse his enemies of

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Question: What is the key to success of a nation?

Question: Who called it the "most free election anywhere in the world?"

Question: what does he accuse?

Question: What did he say about the criticism of government?

Question: What rocked Iran in days after Ahmadinejad's re-election?

Question: what did he say in his address?

Question: what did the iranian president do?

Question: What did the Iranian president say of the recent vote?

Question: What happened after Ahmadinejad's re-election?

Question: Who does the Iranian president accuse of interfering in his country's affairs?

Answer: "It was a great event," he said in a nationally televised address.

Answer: protests,

Answer: country's affairs, including the post-election situation.

Answer: "is the key to the success of a nation."

Answer: criticism

Answer: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,

Answer: "arrogant powers" and "enemies" of Iran of interfering in his country's affairs, including the post-election situation.

Answer: "is the key to the success of a nation."

Answer: protests.

Answer: "It was a great event,"

Answer: called the balloting "the most free election anywhere in the world."

Answer: "the most free election anywhere in the world."

Answer: massive

Answer: "arrogant powers" and "enemies" of Iran

Summary:
Iranian president calls recent vote "most free election anywhere in the world"
In address, he says criticism of government "is the key to the success of a nation"
He accuses "arrogant powers" and "enemies" of Iran of interfering in country's affairs .
Widespread protests rocked Iran in days after Ahmadinejad's re-election .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday tried to allay Iranian fears over a planned U.S.-Iraq security pact, saying his government would not allow Iraq to become a launching pad for an attack on its neighbor. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, greets Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday. "Iraq today doesn't present any threat as it used to be in the times of the former regime," al-Maliki told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a Sunday meeting between two leaders, according to a statement from the prime minister's office. "Today's Iraq is a constitutional state based on the rule of law, and it seeks to develop its relations with the regional countries based on cooperation and mutual respect," al-Maliki said. Earlier, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA quoted the Iraqi leader as saying that "Baghdad would not allow its soil to be used as a base to damage the security of the neighboring countries, including Iran." His remarks come as the United States and Iraq are trying to reach a bilateral agreement on how long the U.S. military will remain in Iraq and what role it will play in Iraq's security. But al-Maliki media adviser Ali Hadi said negotiations between Iraq and the United States are in their "very early stages" and were not part of Sunday's talks.  Watch Ahmadinejad and al-Maliki sit down for talks » "The treaty is purely an Iraqi-American treaty. The Iranians have nothing to do with it," Hadi said. "We will not discuss the progress or the key elements of agreements or disagreements with them because this is an Iraqi issue." The proposed U.S.-Iraqi pact has triggered street protests in Iraq, where many suspect the deal could lead to the establishment of permanent American bases, a long-term presence of U.S. troops and a weakening of Iraqi government control over those troops. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia was the target of a U.S.-backed Iraqi clampdown in Basra and Baghdad recently, has called for weekly protests against the agreement. Al-Maliki and Ahmadinejad met Sunday afternoon, with Ahmadinejad calling on Iraq's neighbors and the United Nations to help restore security and stability to Iraq, IRNA reported. And al-Maliki thanked Ahmadinejad for his call for an end to longstanding U.N. sanctions against Iraq that date back to the 1991 Persian Gulf war. Iran has long called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, which the United States invaded in 2003. Meanwhile, the United States has accused Iran of arming and training "criminal" Shiite militias in Iraq and of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, allegations the Iranians deny. It is al-Maliki's third visit to Iran since he became prime minister more than two years ago. The two countries, which are neighbors, both have Shiite Muslim majorities, and al-Maliki's ruling coalition is dominated by Shiite religious parties long backed by Iran. Adnan Pachachi, a leading Sunni Arab member of Iraq's parliament, told CNN he wanted al-Maliki to call on Iran to stop supporting armed factions in Iraq. "I think this has to stop," Pachachi told CNN. "I hope that Mr. Maliki will make it absolutely clear that Iraqis of all parties, of all sectarian origins and ethnic origins, are strongly opposed to Iran's attempt to interfere in Iraq's affairs." Pachachi, a former foreign minister, said al-Maliki's predecessor, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, allowed Iraq's security forces to be dominated by sectarian and ethnic militias, and that U.S. troops should remain until those influences are weeded out. "In the long run, it is in the interest of the United States to have a secure Iraq and armed forces and security forces of Iraq with undivided loyalty and allegiance to the state and not influenced by sectarian affiliations or party loyalties," he said.

Question:
Who is visiting Tehran?
What will Iraq not be used for?
what does al-maliki say
who is al-maliki

Answer: al-Maliki's

Answer: to become a launching pad

Answer: "Today's Iraq is a constitutional state based on the rule of law, and it seeks to develop its relations with the regional countries based on cooperation and mutual respect,"

Answer: Iraq's Prime Minister

Summary:
Iraq's prime minister in Iran trying to calm fears over any U.S.-Iraq security pact .
Nuri al-Maliki visiting Tehran, where he is meeting with top officials .
Al-Maliki says Iraq will not be used as a launching pad for U.S. attacks on Iran .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Security forces in Iran on Thursday confronted thousands of protesting Iranians across the city, first at a cemetery and later at a prayer venue and near a government building, witnesses and news reports said.

Mourners gather around the grave of Neda Agh-Soltan in Beheshte Zahra Cemetery.

Clashes erupted at the cemetery as two of Iran's main opposition leaders tried to join the several thousand people at a memorial for the slain woman who became the symbol of Iran's post-election violence, witnesses said.

The gathering was banned, but participants ignored the government strictures.

However, security forces barred opposition leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi from the gravesite of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old woman shot in election protests on June 20, witnesses and news reports said.

More than 3,000 people were gathered at Agha-Soltan's grave, a witness said.

Mourners arrived on the religiously significant 40th day after the fatal shooting in Tehran. For Iranians, a predominantly Shiite Muslim population, the 40th day after a death marks the last official day of mourning.

At the cemetery, security forces used tear gas to clear the area of demonstrators and mourners. A witness said riot police and Basij militia were at the scene, but the confrontations with people in the crowd involved the militia.  Watch a report on the memorial clashes »

The witness spotted instances of the baton-wielding militia charging the gathering, and said as many as nine beatings were seen. Other people  appeared to have been beaten as they ran from police, the witness said. One of the mourners had a bloody head and one woman said she was struck on the back of the neck.

One security force member sustained some sort of injury to the head and was bloodied. It is unclear exactly how that person was injured.

A confrontation between women protesters and police also was seen. The women shouted, "Don't beat up our young people. You, our Muslim brothers. It is a shame to beat up our young people."

The crowd chanted "Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein," the first a reference to the revered Shiite imam and the second a reference to Moussavi. Then there were more chants of "Allah wa Akbar," or God is great. iReport.com: Share your photos, video, stories

Despite reports of arrests, none were seen on the mourning day.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said using force to "break up a group of people who were trying to exercise an important ritual in Islam, the mourning after 40 days," was "particularly disturbing."

"We stand by the Iranian people who are exercising their universal right to self-expression and demonstrating peacefully," Kelly said.

Iran's state-run news agency, IRNA, reported that the mourners "disrupted the order" in the city and damaged public and private property and that security forces were merely trying to control the "illegal activity" of the group.

IRNA also reported that Tehran residents in the area were angry with the constant protests and wanted a stronger response from the security forces.

Another witness told CNN that police directing traffic at the cemetery were helpful and friendly, in stark contrast to the riot police and Revolutionary Guard members who were at the gravesites.

From the cemetery, the mourners arrived at the Mossalla, a building under construction that is expected to be the main venue of Tehran's Friday prayers, witnesses said. A couple thousand people demonstrated and police worked to disperse the crowd -- which also was defying a ban on such a gathering.

"The police tried to discourage drivers from driving the main highway that would lead to central Tehran, but very few listened," one witness said. "Soldiers standing along the streets flashed the peace sign back at the honking cars with large smiles on their faces. It was obvious the soldiers and police forces were with the people."

Thousands also marched and chanted along a prominent thoroughfare called Vali Asr Street, chanting slogans such as "Death to the dictator" amid the honking of car

Question: How many mourners gathered at the grave site?

Question: Who was shot in street protests after election on June 20?

Question: What did security forces do?

Question: Where did forces confront protesters?

Answer: More than 3,000

Answer: Neda Agha-Soltan,

Answer: confronted thousands of protesting Iranians

Answer: across the city,

Summary:
Security forces confront protesters across Tehran .
Some 3,000 mourners gather at the grave site of Neda Agha-Soltan .
Agha-Soltan, 26, was shot in street protests after election on June 20 .
Security forces rough up, beat some mourners, witnesses say .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Security forces in Iran on Thursday confronted thousands of protesting Iranians across the city, first at a cemetery and later at a prayer venue and near a government building, witnesses and news reports said. Mourners gather around the grave of Neda Agh-Soltan in Beheshte Zahra Cemetery. Clashes erupted at the cemetery as two of Iran's main opposition leaders tried to join the several thousand people at a memorial for the slain woman who became the symbol of Iran's post-election violence, witnesses said. The gathering was banned, but participants ignored the government strictures. However, security forces barred opposition leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi from the gravesite of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old woman shot in election protests on June 20, witnesses and news reports said. More than 3,000 people were gathered at Agha-Soltan's grave, a witness said. Mourners arrived on the religiously significant 40th day after the fatal shooting in Tehran. For Iranians, a predominantly Shiite Muslim population, the 40th day after a death marks the last official day of mourning. At the cemetery, security forces used tear gas to clear the area of demonstrators and mourners. A witness said riot police and Basij militia were at the scene, but the confrontations with people in the crowd involved the militia.  Watch a report on the memorial clashes » The witness spotted instances of the baton-wielding militia charging the gathering, and said as many as nine beatings were seen. Other people  appeared to have been beaten as they ran from police, the witness said. One of the mourners had a bloody head and one woman said she was struck on the back of the neck. One security force member sustained some sort of injury to the head and was bloodied. It is unclear exactly how that person was injured. A confrontation between women protesters and police also was seen. The women shouted, "Don't beat up our young people. You, our Muslim brothers. It is a shame to beat up our young people." The crowd chanted "Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein," the first a reference to the revered Shiite imam and the second a reference to Moussavi. Then there were more chants of "Allah wa Akbar," or God is great. iReport.com: Share your photos, video, stories Despite reports of arrests, none were seen on the mourning day. U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said using force to "break up a group of people who were trying to exercise an important ritual in Islam, the mourning after 40 days," was "particularly disturbing." "We stand by the Iranian people who are exercising their universal right to self-expression and demonstrating peacefully," Kelly said. Iran's state-run news agency, IRNA, reported that the mourners "disrupted the order" in the city and damaged public and private property and that security forces were merely trying to control the "illegal activity" of the group. IRNA also reported that Tehran residents in the area were angry with the constant protests and wanted a stronger response from the security forces. Another witness told CNN that police directing traffic at the cemetery were helpful and friendly, in stark contrast to the riot police and Revolutionary Guard members who were at the gravesites. From the cemetery, the mourners arrived at the Mossalla, a building under construction that is expected to be the main venue of Tehran's Friday prayers, witnesses said. A couple thousand people demonstrated and police worked to disperse the crowd -- which also was defying a ban on such a gathering. "The police tried to discourage drivers from driving the main highway that would lead to central Tehran, but very few listened," one witness said. "Soldiers standing along the streets flashed the peace sign back at the honking cars with large smiles on their faces. It was obvious the soldiers and police forces were with the people." Thousands also marched and chanted along a prominent thoroughfare called Vali Asr Street, chanting slogans such as "Death to the dictator" amid the honking of car

Question: what was Agha-Soltan's age

Question: where are the protests

Question: who forces confront protesters across Tehran?

Question: what Security forces rough up, beat some mourners, witnesses say?

Question: how many mourners gathered

Answer: 26-year-old

Answer: Tehran

Answer: Security

Answer: Iran

Answer: More than 3,000 people


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- The Iranian government has blocked access to the social networking site Facebook amid political jockeying for the June 12 presidential elections, according to the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency. Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad like Mir Hossein Mousavi are using technology to reach voters. Reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi -- a former prime minister considered a threat to current hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- created a Facebook page for his campaign that has more than 5,000 supporters on the site. Those attempting to visit Facebook received a message in Farsi saying, "Access to this site is not possible," according to CNN personnel in Tehran. ILNA reported the Masadiq Committee, made up of representatives from Iran's intelligence ministry, judiciary and others had ordered the action. After a few hours, the blockage was lifted, but was then reinstated, ILNA said. No reason was given for the block. "We are disappointed to learn of reports that users in Iran may not have access to Facebook, especially at a time when voters are turning to the Internet as a source of information about election candidates and their positions," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. "We believe that people around the world should be able to use Facebook to communicate and share information with their friends, family and co-workers. It is always a shame when a country's cultural and political concerns lead to limits being placed on the opportunity for sharing and expression that the Internet provides." Ahmadinejad's challengers are increasingly turning to new technology to spread their message, according to a May 13 article in the Financial Times newspaper. Iran's population -- estimated at more than 66 million by July 2009, according to the CIA World Factbook -- has a median age of 27. The Financial Times, which put the country's population at 70 million, said 47 million Iranians have cell phones and 21 million have Internet access. "We are using new technologies because they have the capacity to be multiplied by people themselves who can forward Bluetooth, e-mails and text messages and invite more supporters on Facebook," Behzad Mortazavi, head of Mousavi's campaign committee, told the Financial Times. At a Mousavi rally at a stadium Saturday, the Facebook blockage was a topic of conversation among reporters. Many said they had accessed Facebook on Friday night and believe the site was blocked Saturday morning.

Question: What did the visitors see?

Question: Who is reportly behind it?

Question: Who created a Facebook page for the campaign?

Question: what is the president doing

Question: Who created the campaign?

Question: Who is behind the action?

Question: what has iran's intelligence done

Question: what do facebook visitors see

Answer: a message in Farsi saying, "Access to this site is not possible,"

Answer: the Masadiq Committee, made up of representatives from Iran's intelligence ministry, judiciary and others

Answer: Mir Hossein Mousavi

Answer: created a Facebook page for his campaign that has more than 5,000 supporters on the site.

Answer: Mir Hossein Mousavi

Answer: Masadiq Committee,

Answer: blocked access to the social networking site Facebook

Answer: a message in Farsi saying, "Access to this site is not possible,"

Summary:
Facebook visitors see message in Farsi saying, "Access to this site is not possible"
Iran's intelligence ministry reportedly behind action; no reason given for blockage .
Reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi created Facebook page for campaign .
President Ahmadinejad's opponents are using new technology to spread message .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- The woman whose death has come to symbolize Iranian resistance to the government's official election results did not die the way the opposition claims, government-backed Press TV said Sunday. A boy lights a candle beside a photo of Neda during a protest against Iranian elections in Frankfurt, Germany. Two people told Press TV there were no security forces in the area when Neda Agha-Soltan, 26, was killed on June 20. Neda's death was captured on amateur video -- most likely by a cell phone -- and posted online. Within hours, she had become the iconic victim of the Iranian government crackdown. Eyewitnesses say Neda was shot by pro-government Basij militiamen perched on a rooftop. But Press TV said the type of bullet that killed her is not used by Iranian security forces. A man who told the state-funded network he had helped take her to a hospital said, "There were no security forces or any member of the Basij" government-backed paramilitary present when she was killed. Press TV did not name the man, who spoke Farsi and was subtitled in English on the broadcast. CNN has not identified him and cannot confirm his account.  Watch more about Neda's death » "I didn't see who shot who," he said. "The whole scene looked suspicious to me." A second man, whom Press TV identified as Neda's music teacher who was with her when she died, told the station there was "no security forces in this street" when she was shot. Press TV did not name the man, who had a gray mustache and ponytail. He spoke Farsi and was subtitled in English as he walked and pointed at what Press TV said was the scene of the shooting. She was with a family friend who is a music teacher when she was killed. He appears to be the man who spoke to the Iranian broadcaster. "There was no sign of a protest," he said. "We crossed the street to the other side to get a cab... When we reached this spot, a gunshot was heard. There was no shooting here... There were no security forces in this street. There were around 20, 30 people in this street. One shot was heard and that bullet hit Neda." "The bullet was apparently fired from a small caliber pistol that's not used by Iranian security forces," the Press TV anchor said. Iran has strict gun-control laws that bar private citizens from carrying firearms. U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday he had seen the video of Neda's death and called it "heartbreaking. "And I think anyone who sees it knows there's something fundamentally unjust about it," he said. The shaky video of her death shows her walking with a man, a teacher of music and philosophy, near an anti-government demonstration. After being stuck in traffic for more than an hour inside a Peugeot 206 -- a subcompact with a poorly working air conditioner -- Neda and the friend decided to get out of the car for some fresh air, a friend of Neda's told CNN after her death. The two were near where protesters were chanting in opposition to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose calls for an end to anti-government demonstrations have sparked defiance across the nation. Neda, wearing a baseball cap over a black scarf, a black shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes, does not appear to be chanting and seems to be observing the demonstration. Suddenly, Neda is on the ground -- felled by a single gunshot wound to the chest. Several men kneel at her side and place pressure on her chest in an attempt to stop the bleeding. "She has been shot! Someone, come and take her!" shouts one man. By now, Neda's eyes have rolled to her right; her body is limp. Blood streams from her mouth, then from her nose. For a second, her face is hidden from view as

Question: What was the age of Neda Agha-Soltan when she was killed?

Question: What was no in the area when Soltan was killed?

Question: Who do eyewitnesses say shot her?

Question: Was her death captured?

Question: What did eyewitnesses say?

Question: When was the video posted online?

Answer: 26,

Answer: security forces

Answer: pro-government Basij militiamen perched on a rooftop.

Answer: on amateur video

Answer: Neda was shot by pro-government Basij militiamen perched on a rooftop.

Answer: June 20.

Summary:
Press TV: No security forces in area when Neda Agha-Soltan, 26, was killed .
Her death was captured on amateur video and posted online June 20 .
Eyewitnesses say Neda was shot by pro-government Basij militiamen .
Press TV say type of bullet that killed her not used by Iranian security forces .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Thirty people convicted of drug and other criminal charges will be hanged on Sunday, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Saturday. A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September. The 30 had their cases tried by the highest judicial authorities and were found guilty of the charges brought against them, Iran's judiciary said in a statement. The verdicts are final, and the sentences will be carried out Sunday, according to Fars. According to Amnesty International, Iran executed 317 people last year, second only to China's 470. The U.S. executed 42 people in 2007, according to Amnesty International. The Iranian judiciary's statement said that all 30 were convicted of crimes including murder, murder in commission of a crime, disturbing public safety and security, being a public nuisance while drunk and being involved in illegal relationships -- relationships between men and women who are not married to each other. Kidnapping and using weapons while committing a crime were among the charges. The statement said that 20 of the people were convicted of drug and alcohol dealing, armed robbery and smuggling arms. The judiciary said it will provide more details later as to the crimes committed by those condemned and added that the hangings should serve as a warning to those who are contemplating committing such crimes. Others are awaiting trial, and their sentences will be carried out as soon as the verdicts are pronounced by the courts, the judiciary said. The judiciary asked the public to notify the authorities if they have any information that might lead to arrest and convictions of criminals. Iran's government launched a campaign March 20 to increase public security and bring the crime rate down. Police cracked down on drug dealers, whom they called criminal gang members, and habitual criminals who use guns in the commission of their crime. Alleged weapons smugglers and people who break social and religious laws, including adulterers, were also targets. National television showed scenes of what were described as criminals being paraded in chains as a deterrent to others. The wave of arrests has subsided, as officials are now prosecuting the suspects and sentencing those convicted. Journalist Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report.

Question: What are they going to do about crime?

Question: Who does the condemned include?

Question: When did the government announce a crackdown?

Question: What number of people did Iran execute in 2007?

Question: What country did this occur?

Question: When did Iran's government announce a crackdown on crime?

Question: What number of people did the US execute in 2007?

Question: Iran executed how many people in 2007?

Question: What were they convicted of?

Question: who was condemned

Question: who was executed

Answer: Police cracked down on drug dealers,

Answer: Thirty people

Answer: March 20

Answer: 317

Answer: Iran

Answer: March 20

Answer: 42

Answer: 317

Answer: drug and other criminal charges

Answer: Thirty people convicted of drug and other criminal charges

Answer: 317 people

Summary:
The condemned include people convicted of drug and alcohol offenses .
Iran executed 317 people in 2007, compared with 42 executions in U.S.
Iran's government announced a crackdown on crime in March .


TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Three leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday. Mehdi Karrubi is vowing to "stand by the people and the revolution, until the end of my life." This comes as Ahmadinejad is set to take office at the end of the month. Presidential candidate Mehdi Karrubi wrote a letter in his party's newspaper, saying he would not recognize the government and vowing to "stand by the people and the revolution, until the end of my life." His statement prompted Iran's government to block publication of the newspaper. Read Karrubi's letter PDF Ahmadinejad's main political rival, Mir Hossein Moussavi, also released a statement Wednesday criticizing the government and its crackdown on the media, which he said has created a "bitter, coup d'etat atmosphere" in Iran. "We will stand firmly in order to preserve this valuable accomplishment [revolution]," Moussavi said. "Unless we succeed in this, this government will not have legitimacy. The system and the heritage of the Islamic revolution are the fruits of our 200-year-old struggle against oppression."Read Moussavi's statement PDF Iran's former reformist President Mohammad Khatami called on Iranians to keep up the struggle, noting that "all doors are not yet closed." Read Khatami's letter PDF "We must not lose our social capital this easily," Khatami told progressive Iranian newspaper Tahlile Rooz. "I know Moussavi as one of the faithful, original and valuable capitals of our revolution, and considered his return to the political scene as a great chance." In a separate posting on his Web site, Khatami accused the government of having restricted communications in the country. "The state-owned media outlet shows the same scenes over and over again, in order to provoke people's feelings," he said. "Where was this media outlet when tens of people were killed and hundreds of people beaten?" In his statement, Moussavi called for the release of jailed reformists and said he will participate in the creation of a "legal organization" that will release proof of fraud in the June 12 presidential election and take its case to the courts. He said the current political issue is a "family dispute" and cautioned against asking for outside help, warning, "We will regret it." "Many" have asked Moussavi to end his struggle and "close my eyes," but he warned, "If we do not stand our grounds now, then we will have no guarantees that we won't be at this exact point in the future, face to face with the bitter events of this election." Karrubi called the actions of the government before and after the controversial June 12 voting "the foundation for the annulment of the elections," according to a copy of his letter on the party newspaper's Web site. "I will not recognize the legitimacy of the government which has resulted from this process," Karrubi said in the letter. The 72-year-old cleric also said he "will not participate in any of its processes, in any way" and said he is "ready to cooperate with pro-change people and groups." Karrubi's party, Etemed Melli, said Iran's Ministry of Culture and its attorney general prevented the publication of its newspaper because it carried the letter. He and Moussavi have questioned the legitimacy of the vote count of the presidential election that gave Ahmadinejad an overwhelming victory. That outrage sparked bloody street protests and a clampdown on international media coverage, as well as access to certain Web sites. At least 20 protesters were killed in the chaos and more than 1,000 were detained in Tehran, the head of Iranian internal security forces Brig. Esmaeil Ahmadi said, according to Iranian state-run media reports on Wednesday. The actual death toll may be higher, but restrictions on media have made it difficult to verify. Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on Iran to release prominent Iranian reformist Saeed Hajjarian, who has been imprisoned since June 15. He

Question: Who will not recognize government?

Question: Who has criticized the crackdown?

Question: What does Mir Moussavi criticize?

Question: Who says they won't recognise  the government

Question: What has Khatami accused the government of restricting?

Question: Who has accused the government of restricting communications?

Question: What did Mir Hossein Moussavi criticize?

Question: Who will not recognize the government?

Question: Who is the former President that accuses restricting communications?

Answer: Three leading Iranian reformists

Answer: Mir Hossein Moussavi,

Answer: criticizing the government and its crackdown on the media,

Answer: Three leading Iranian reformists

Answer: publication of the newspaper.

Answer: Khatami

Answer: the government and its crackdown on the media,

Answer: Iranian reformists

Answer: Mohammad Khatami

Summary:
NEW: Former President Khatami accuses government of restricting communications .
Mehdi Karrubi says he will not recognize government .
Mir Hossein Moussavi criticizes government's crackdown .