The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mir-hossein-mousavi/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:36:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Mir Hossein Mousavi | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mir-hossein-mousavi/ 32 32 Iran’s reformist ex-PM hospitalized after 15 years under house arrest, aide says https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-ex-premier-hospitalized-after-15-years-under-house-arrest-aide-says/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:50:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837256 Mir Hossein Mousavi was focus of 2009 mass protests after he was declared loser of disputed election; his condition is said to have worsened after Feb. 28 airstrike damaged his home

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]]> Trump stalls on Iran intervention, leaving an uncertain future for a divided nation https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-stalls-on-iran-intervention-leaving-an-uncertain-future-for-a-divided-nation/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:52:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3734768 Iranians will feel 'abandoned and discouraged' by US president's apparent backing-off from strikes on Islamic Republic, but confrontation would have been 'disastrous,' says expert

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]]> Ex-president and former PM of Iran speak out in favor of political reform https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-president-and-former-pm-of-iran-speak-out-in-favor-of-political-reform/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:37:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2943673 Mohammad Khatami says he is seeing 'widespread discontent' among citizens, while Mir Hossein Mousavi says Iranians need to see 'a fundamental transformation' in their country

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]]> Amid protests, Iran opposition leader calls for referendum on new constitution https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-protests-iran-opposition-leader-calls-for-referendum-on-new-constitution/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 11:28:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2943476 Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former official in Tehran's theocracy who has been under house arrest for years, argues the current system handing supreme leader final say no longer works

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]]> Iran says detained opposition leader, wife tested positive for coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-detained-opposition-leader-wife-tested-positive-for-coronavirus/ Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:41:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2430463 Report by semi-official site says Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard feel well; pair has been under house arrest for 9 years after losing disputed 2009 election

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]]> Pro-reform Iranian religious leader dies aged 83 https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-reform-iranian-religious-leader-dies-aged-83/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:15:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2387068 Critic of hardline former president Ahmadinejad and supporter of pro-reform Iranian politicians, Ayatollah Yousef Saanei had been hospitalized with broken hip and wrist

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]]> Downing of Ukrainian jet in Iran reveals Islamic Republic’s wider woes https://www.timesofisrael.com/downing-of-ukrainian-jet-in-iran-reveals-islamic-republics-wider-woes/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:42:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2228727 Tehran faces a paramilitary Guard that keeps its own government in the dark, a supreme leader above oversight or reproach, and mounting economic troubles and popular fury

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]]> Iran opposition leader compares Khamenei to ousted shah https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-opposition-leader-compares-khamenei-to-ousted-shah/ Sun, 01 Dec 2019 02:03:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2193628 Mir Hossein Mousavi, under house arrest for years, says regime crackdown on protesters exactly like oppression under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which led to overthrow of monarchy

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]]> Opposition figure voices rare criticism of Iran’s supreme leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/opposition-figure-voices-rare-criticism-of-irans-supreme-leader/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:21:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1781941 Mahdi Karroubi says Ayatollah Khamenei violating the constitution, urges him to order the Revolutionary Guards to loosen grip on the economy

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]]> Iranian authorities bar reformist ex-president from meeting https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-authorities-bar-reformist-ex-president-from-meeting/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:26:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1713775 Three security vehicles at home of Mohammad Khatami prevent him from attending talks with his supporters

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]]> Iran reformist leader calls for politicians’ release https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-reformist-leader-calls-for-politicians-release/ Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:38:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1679637 Khatami asks Khamenei to intervene to help two protest leaders, under house arrest for past six years

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]]> Iran opposition leader ends hunger strike after day https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-opposition-leader-ends-hunger-strike-after-day/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:55:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1678649 Ailing Mehdi Karroubi, 79, quits fast after regime agrees to remove intelligence agents from home, but demand to face trial remains unmet

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]]> Iran opposition head’s daughter displays paintings https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-opposition-heads-daughter-displays-paintings/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:54:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1674899 Artworks combine images symbolizing freedom with representations of bullets, gas masks and jail cell bars

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]]> Iran’s Rouhani says election rivals are ‘violent extremists’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-rouhani-says-election-rivals-are-violent-extremists/ Mon, 08 May 2017 13:57:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1614829 Incumbent president faces uphill battle against hardliners in campaign to improve civil liberties

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]]> Iran TV censors Rouhani campaign documentary ahead of elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-tv-censors-rouhani-campaign-documentary-ahead-of-elections/ Sat, 06 May 2017 23:35:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1613743 Move seen as step by conservatives to hamper incumbent's May 19 reelection bid

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