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With traditional reporting silenced and with e-mail and Web services shut down, much of the information about the election protests in Iran was coming through social media sites.

North Korea and Iran are about to become two radically different experiments in how American “engagement” works or fails to work.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei orders a high-level clerical panel to investigate.

Iranian protesters have found a new outlet to mobilize and take action. The presidential election has proved how much opposition supporters can demand change without necessarily taking to the streets.

Protesters who claim the vote was rigged clash with police for a second day.

Roughly half of Israelis support bombing Iran's nuclear facilities if international efforts to stop the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons fail, according to a Hebrew University poll released Sunday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declined Sunday to guarantee the safety of his defeated rival Mir Hossein Moussavi in response to a question from CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

His main challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, disputes the election results, and his supporters clash with police in Tehran. The vote outcome may have broad consequences for U.S. foreign policy.

Today's presidential election has turned into a battle between the haves and the have-nots.

Iran's presidential candidates ended a hard-fought and bitter campaign on Thursday, the eve of an election which reformists hope will prevent hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning a second term.