Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the revolution that created the Islamic republic.

Geneive Abdo joins Daljit Dhaliwal for more on today’s events in Iran and its continuing nuclear defiance on the nuclear issue.

Abdo is an Iran specialist with the Century Foundation and editor of the Web site InsideIran.org. She discusses the size and strength of the opposition in Iran and explains the restrictive measures taken by the Iranian government.

Officially-sanctioned anniversary rallies were punctuated by the customary “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad highlighted Iran’s ability to enrich uranium to a level closer to atomic bomb-making capacity.

Despite a massive security crackdown, there were also protests by opposition groups.

Severe restrictions on journalists made reporting on the protests difficult. However, in this report Nazanine Moshiri of Al Jazeera English was able to cover the official demonstrations in Tehran.

For more coverage of Iran, visit the Worldfocus extended coverage page Voices of Iran.

Geneive Abdo of the Century Foundation and the editor of the website insideIRAN.org joins Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the implications of President Ahmadinejad’s latest actions and the challenges faced by the U.S. as it refines its policy toward Iran.

Read more on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s inner circle here.

On the sidelines, anti-government protesters have clashed with security forces, resulting in widespread chaos throughout the Iranian capital city.

Geneive Abdo, who runs the insideIRAN project for The Century Foundation, discusses the day’s events in Tehran with Daljit Dhaliwal.

Al Jazeera English reports on the protests from Tehran.

Former two-term president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who currently heads the Assembly of Experts — which has the authority to oversee the supreme leader — and Ayatollah Khamenei are thought to have a strained relationship.

Throughout the campaign, Rafsanjani was very critical of President Ahmedinejad. Recently, his daughter, Faezed Hashemi, was arrested while speaking to a crowd of hundreds at a rally in support of Ahmedinejad’s main rival, Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

Geneive Abdo of The Century Foundation joins Martin Savidge to discus the power structure in the Islamic Republic and how important the clerical struggle really is.

Iran’s media said that several people were killed in Monday’s protests, held by supporters of the opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The demonstrations represented one of the greatest challenges to Iran’s Islamic government since it came to power three decades ago.

Mousavi’s supporters held another peaceful rally on Tuesday, as did thousands backing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Geneive Abdo, a fellow in foreign policy at The Century Foundation, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the recount, how the protests will play out and the long-term impact on the Iranian political landscape and Iranian-American relations.

For more, view our Voices of Iran extended coverage page and listen to our online radio show on Baha’i faith and modern Iran.

Read more about Khamenei’s response from Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner: Reading between the lines of Iran’s response to Obama.

Geneive Abdo, a former journalist based in Iran and now an analyst with the Century Foundation in Washington, joins Martin Savidge to discuss how to interpret Iran’s response, why Khameini issued the response instead of President Ahmedinejad and how Iranian elections and Israel play into the political positioning.

Geneive Abdo, a former journalist based in Iran and now an analyst with the Century Foundation in Washington, joins Martin Savidge to discuss Khatami’s decision, how his victory would theoretically transform Iran-U.S. relations and Vice President Joe Biden’s statement that the United States is willing to talk to Iran.

Geneive Abdo of the Century Foundation speaks with Martin Savidge about the Arab protests around the world, Iran’s role in this response and the possible dissolution of the international “hope” associated with Barack Obama’s election.