Mir-Hossein Mousavi

Iran’s President Ahmadinejad is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube — as are Iran’s other candidates.

Political dramas are unfolding in Iran in the days leading up to this Friday’s presidential election.

Mousavi likened his detention conditions to those described in the book.

One of Iran’s most celebrated filmmakers, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, represents Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his opposition Green Movement. Makhmalbaf tells Kurt from Paris about the situation in Iran as protests continue in the face of a seemingly intractable regime.

A group of reformist clerics, including former President of Iran Mohammad Khatami, have called for a national referendum on the election process. The BBC’s Iran correspondent, Jon Leyne, is currently in London and joins The Takeaway to talk about it.