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The presidential election protests in Iran have shown horrific images of Iranians being beaten and killed in the streets to counter Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s “landslide” election win. In the last week, including this past weekend, the news outlets through Facebook and Twitter showed the shooting death of a young teenage girl as well as the deaths of other protesters showing their opposition to the Iranian election.
These protests in the streets of Tehran have sparked protests from Iranians living in Texas who want to support opposition voters. They not only aligned the streets of Texas to oppose the election results, but they also gathered to oppose the entire religious system in Iran.
For example, in Central Texas, protesters last Wednesday joined in on the global protests of the disputed presidential election in Iran. Police estimate about 500 Iranian-Americans and other reformist supporters showed up in front of the Texas Capitol as part of a show of solidarity with their counterparts in Iran. The majority of Iranians in Dallas, Texas were unable to vote due to the lack of ballots issued by the Iranian government causing protests in downtown Dallas.
There is hope that Iran will rectify this situation peacefully and legally. Whether Iranian authorities decide to hold new elections or decide to maintain the current election results legalizing the presidential win of Ahmadinejad, the violence has escalated into a dangerous situation that could affect the future relationship between Iran and Western nations. Issues such as nuclear activities in Iran, and the possible Iranian confrontation with Israel, will be much more difficult to master if this election fiasco is not resolved in a timely manner.
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