By Javi

This time around the lame is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for high-jacking Iran’s election this past week. With 80 percent of the populace coming out to vote the audacious Ahmadinejad claimed victory with 63 percent of the vote which many political experts internally and externally find extremely doubtful.

The results have led to rioting by supporters of presidential challenger and runner-up Mir Hossein Mousavi who has demanded for a recount and has called upon the free world for support. Protesters have been beaten up and locked up by the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and cell phone as well as Internet services have been disrupted by the state as they try to quell the outrage.

The United Nation’s Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has since asked the country’s leadership to respect the will of the people and investigation the allegation of fraud. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who initially gave the election his blessing – ultimately making the results final – has also called for an investigation, although I’m sure it’ll be much to do about nothing.

It’s plausible that if the election’s results stay as they are and Ahmadinejad’s nuclear ambitions stronger than ever, that an inevitable military conflict with Israel and/or the United States is upon us. What a mess!

Here’s a look at what’s happening in Iran: