Slateon Iran
Our complete coverage of Iran's election and its aftermath.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for another term as Iran's president, but tensions are still simmering. Here's Slate's coverage of the Iranian election and earlier commentary on Iranian politics.
"Watching Art-House Movies in Tehran: Iran after the journalists were silenced," posted Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.
"Woman Power: Regimes that repress the civil and human rights of half their population are inherently unstable,"by Anne Applebaum. Posted Monday, June 22, 2009.
"Persian Paranoia: Iranian leaders will always believe Anglo-Saxons are plotting against them," by Christopher Hitchens. Posted Monday, June, 22, 2009.
"Is Iran Ripe for Revolution?: Possibly. But Mir Hossein Mousavi is no Mikhail Gorbachev," by Daniel Byman. Posted Thursday, June, 18, 2009.
"Prints of Persia: Why are Iranian police markings written in English?" by Christopher Beam. Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
"Doubting Twitter: Let's not get carried away about its role in Iran's demonstrations," by Jack Shafer. Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
"Getting the Word Out: Foreign journalists have been told to stop reporting, but the ingenious and fearless people of Iran will carry on," by Jason Rezaian. Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
"Guilt by Calculation: It takes more than an Excel sheet to prove the Iranian election was fixed," by Jordan Ellenberg. Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
"The Quiet American: Why Obama isn't showing more outrage about the Iranian election," by John Dickerson. Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
Photograph of Iranian protesters by Getty Images.



