In this article on CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/08/iran.khatami/index.html)...it states that former Iranian President Khatami will be running for President against incumbent President Ahmadinejad. This is important because Khatami is a reformist who believes in democracy and certain rights much like Americans. He was in office in the late 90's but never really got his plans off the ground because of a strong resistance to change by the Irainian government as a whole. Khatami has also condemmed Terrorism. This will be an uphill battle for him though as Ahmadinejad has the support of the military forces and many of the people in the government. If Khatami does succeed though, it could mark a change in the policy of Iran, which is something to definitely keep an eye on.
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