EU leads international pressure on Iran over vote

[tocqueville]

Source: reuters

Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:36am EDT

* EU increases pressure on Iran over election result

* France, Germany lead calls for investigation

* U.S. more cautious because of recent overtures - analyst

By Mark John

LUXEMBOURG, June 15 (Reuters) - The European Union increased pressure on Iran on Monday to agree to opposition demands to investigate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election victory and halt a crackdown on protesters.

France, Germany and Britain led the EU campaign to persuade Iran to clarify the election result despite no sign of new pressure from the United States, their partner at talks intended to ensure Tehran does not develop nuclear weapons.

Defeated moderate candidate Mirhossein Mousavi has called for an investigation and wants the result of Friday's election annulled. Tens of thousands of his supporters gathered in Tehran on Monday after earlier protests over the outcome.

Iran's Guardian Council -- whose chairman, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, endorsed Ahmadinejad before the vote -- said it would rule within 10 days on two official complaints it had received from Mousavi and another losing candidate, Mohsen Rezaie.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/joeBiden/idUSLF593132

[AlphaCentauri]

1. Al Gore must be thinking where were The European Union in 2000

of course there should be an investigation on Iran's election

[WriteDown]

2. Hopefully.....

Al is focused on getting his people out of NK at this point.

[tocqueville]

3. talk about apples and oranges

USA 2000 wasn't Iran 2009
the differences in votes were minimal
nobody was chasing protesting Democrats with iron pipes

[AlphaCentauri]

4. you are correct

there were not enough protester to take the iron pipes to the streets.