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The Iranian Opposition: Taking Stock Eight Months Later

DEVELOPMENTS In June 2009, I witnessed hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters amassed in and around Enghelab (revolution) Square demanding to have their voices heard in a political process that was once the most democratic in the Middle East outside of Israel. Their votes had just been thrown out by the regime of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a tainted election, the outcome of which relied on the counting of hand written ballots.