Bolivian President Tells TRNS That Iran Has The Right To Defend Itself

Talk Radio News Service UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi speaks to Bolivian President Evo Morales about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s comments at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

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Lieberman Says Iranian Government A Threat To Its Own People And The Rest Of The World

Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) says that the U.S. government must not overlook the "record of repression of the Iranian people by this fanatical government in Tehran." (0:34)
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McCain: The Iranian People Ask Obama Whose Side He Is On

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) recalls unrest in Iran a year ago in the aftermath of Ahmadinejad's election in 2009 , and references Iranian protesters chanting: "Obama! Obama! Are you with us, or are you with them?" (0:57)
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McCain: It Is Unwise For Turkey to Court Ahmadinejad

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) says the Republic of Turkey should honor its legacy as a "secular nation", and that welcoming Ahmadinejad will not contribute to "peace and stability in that part of the world." (0:21)
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Expert Compares Mousavi's Role Pre And Post Elections

Afshin Molavi, fellow at the New America Foundation, describes defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi as an "accidental opposition leade" stating that Mousavi needs support from the crowds as much as they need his representation. In addition, Molavi says that Mousavi represents a revolution against the older generation in Iran. (0:40)
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Expert Says Iran Demonstrations Are Now Aimed At Entire Regime

Flynt Leverett, director of the American Strategy Program at New America Foundation, says that the Iranian anti-Ahmadinejad demonstrations which have taken place over the weekend and which are currently still being held have changed strategies. Leverett says that the crowds are now directing their efforts against an entire regime as opposed to the irregularities of the elections; but the population is not truly capable of overturning an entire political system, Leverett argues. (1:02)
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