As named by Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The Green movement leader's preemptive naming of the new Persian calendar year is an unmistakable challenge to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has traditionally taken it upon himself to name the new year.
Masoud Shafaee is an attorney and freelance Middle East analyst based in Washington, D.C. He holds a Juris Doctor from American University's Washington College of Law and a master's degree in international affairs from the School of International Service. He was born in Tehran and hails from California.