Congressional Research Service: Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections [Pdf]

In this Congressional Research Service Report, Casey L. Addis examines Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections in their entirety, beginning with a summary of the candidates and their campaigns and concluding with a description of the violence and turmoil following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory. In addition, Addis analyzes the United State's response to Ahmadinejad's victory and attempts to predict the issues that the Obama administration will face with Iran in the future. (July 6, 2009)