In 2009 Mohammad Khatami announced a run for a third, nonconsecutive term as president. He later withdrew his candidacy to help consolidate the vote of reformists behind Mir Hossein Mousavi, who was considered a serious challenger to the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The election resulted in irregularities that Khatami, Mousavi, and others believed to have affected the outcome in Ahmadinejad’s favor. When mass protests broke out, Khatami backed the opposition, dubbed the Green Movement, and criticized the government.
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