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...elections have underlined both the vast sweep of Khamenei's powers and, perhaps, its limitations. After hailing Ahmadinejad's "divine victory," Khamenei backpedaled by ordering the country's Guardian Council to investigate the results - a decree that some took as an implicit capitulation to factions sympathetic to Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Ahmadinejad's challenger. In his two decades at the helm of the Islamic Republic, Khamenei's present challenge - to guide Iran through this stretch of turbulence while the world watches transfixed - may be his toughest...
...elected President of Iran in 1981 and reelected in 1985. During his two terms, was a key player in guiding policy for the Iran-Iraq war - working with Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the primary challenger in this month's election...
Read a 2-Min. Bio of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the challenger in Iran's election Read TIME's Top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms
Later, a "massive" crowd supporting reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi gathered in Vanak Square to the north, according to a correspondent for state-controlled English-language Press...
Mousavi said Monday he was not hopeful that the council would address his charges because he believes its members are not neutral and have already indicated support for Ahmadinejad. Read an exclusive interview with Ahmadinejad's opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi...