27 June, 2009

Obama, Merkel Say Iran May Face Global Isolation
Bloomberg – USA
By Roger Runningen and Kate Andersen June 26 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Iran’s government to halt …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a8giIs_2BEOs

IRAN: Appeal for Greek journalist’s release
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The parents of detained Greek journalists Iason Athanasiadis today issued an appeal for his release in which they emphasized his love and respect for Iran, …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/
06/iran-call-for-greek-journalists-release.html

IRAN: Is the government crackdown working?
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
As the scale of protests dwindles in Iran, analysts are asking: Is the government’s crackdown working? And if so, what might the future look like?…
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/06/
iran-is-the-government-crackdown-working.html

Doc flees Iran after Neda killing
Times of India – India
Hejazi, 38, said he fled from Iran when the video footage sped around the world on websites because he feared for his own life. …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Doc-flees-
Iran-after-Neda-killing-/articleshow/4708917.cms

Is China Trying to Prevent Another Iran?
PC World – USA
On the face of it, Iran and China are in completely different situations, but the Times points to previous Internet crackdowns, also intended to block …
www.pcworld.com/article/167443/is_china
_trying_to_prevent_another_iran.html

Iran Crisis Ripples Outward by Helena Cobban — Antiwar.com
By Helena Cobban
As the political crisis that erupted after Iran’s Jun. 12 elections enters its third week, it is becoming evident that this crisis will have repercussions in many parts of the Middle East — and far beyond. …
original.antiwar.com/cobban/2009/06/26/iran-crisis-ripples-outward/

The Online News Page “ Obama warns on US-Iran talks after …
By Editor
Obama warns on US-Iran talks after crackdown (source: FT). Barack Obama gave warning that his plans to talk directly to Iran might be put on hold because of Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators protesting over this month’s election …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/06/obama-warns
-on-us-iran-talks-after-crackdown-source-ft/

Iran’s Youth and Women’s Movement Analyzed (Guest Voice)
By Guest Voice
Iran’s Youth and Women’s Movement Analyzed by: Herndon L. Davis For nearly two weeks the ground shifting protests in Iran’s capital city of Tehran.
themoderatevoice.com/36954/irans-youth
-and-womens-movement-analyzed/

Iran failed to protect its people-UK’s Miliband
Reuters – USA
TRIESTE, Italy, June 26 (Reuters) – Iran’s government failed to protect its people during protests over a disputed election and killings and beatings that …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLQ513822

Obama Says He Won’t Apologize To Iran
KEYC – Mankato,MN,USA
The president today scoffed at a demand by Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the US apologize for meddling in Iran’s affairs. …
www.keyc.com/node/24049

What Should President Obama do? Letter Responses From Iran
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
Although members of Congress from both parties appear to be more united in taking a strong stance in support of the people of Iran, the debates among…
www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-sedaei/what
-should-president-oba_b_220315.html

Report: Iran to ‘review’ UK relations as tensions mount
CNN – USA
The move comes after Britain expelled two Iranian diplomats Tuesday after Iran asked two of their British counterparts to leave a day earlier. …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.uk.relations/

Web Pries Lid of Iranian Censorship
New York Times – United States
Despite a prolonged effort by Iran’s government to keep a media lid on the violent events unfolding on the streets, Ms. Agha-Soltan was transformed on the …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/world/middleeast/23censor.html?hp

Cleric calls for punishment of Iran “rioters”
Reuters – USA
“Under Iran’s Islamic law, punishment for people convicted as mohareb is execution. Iranian authorities have accused moderate defeated candidate Mirhossein …
www.reuters.com/article/gc08/idUSTRE55P2EB20090626

Group: Dozens of journalists among jailed in Iran
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen Iranian journalists are among the hundreds of people being imprisoned by the hardline government in Tehran as part of …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
gM1u_1PQFqvTVv2gVXIBxvrhRqhgD992P6AO0

Op-Ed Columnist Iran’s Second Sex
New York Times – United States
By ROGER COHEN Answers to questions about Roger Cohen’s recent trip to Iran that were asked after Q & A with Nicholas D. Kristof. From Day 1, Iran’s women …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/opinion/27cohen.html

Iranian star of ‘Stoning’ speaks of her own experiences
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
The 57-year-old Iranian actress has seen footage of a real stoning, smuggled out of Iran in the late ‘80s. The video, taken with a camera hidden inside a …
www.philly.com/philly/phillywomen/20090626_Iranian_
star_of__Stoning__speaks_of_her_own_experiences.html

In Iran Turmoil, US Sees Chance to Gain Sway in Mideast
Wall Street Journal – USA
By JAY SOLOMON and PETER SPIEGEL WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its Middle East allies are looking to capitalize on Iran’s political crisis to …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124607024946364341.html

Russia warns G8 against isolating Iran
AFP
TRIESTE, Italy (AFP) — Russia warned Thursday against isolating Iran as Group of Eight foreign ministers opened talks in Italy expected to condemn…
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5jaCw9hZd318XzmaSIV1iJ1DmMFPA

Iran thwarts opposition protest
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Earlier during the day, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, vowed not to give in to opposition protests over the poll outcome. …
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/
2009/06/2009624164650268878.html

Barack Obama outraged at Iran protest deaths
The Australian – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
BARACK Obama has toughened his language against the Iran government’s treatment of protesters in Tehran, declaring he is “appalled and outraged by the …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
story/0,25197,25685353-15084,00.html

Iran’s most evil force? Big, bad Britain
Globe and Mail – Canada
26, 2009 10:48PM EDT This week, members of Iran’s Islamic regime finally pinpointed the cause of mass protests that have brought hundreds of thousands of …
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/irans
-most-evil-force-big-bad-britain/article1199388/

Obama condemns crackdown on Iran protests
Belfast Telegraph – United Kingdom
In a speech yesterday, Mr Obama said he did not want to interfere in Iran’s affairs and rejected accusations that the US had been involved in instigating …
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/north-america
/obama-condemns-crackdown-on-iran-protests-14357144.html

Ending Iran unrest important for UAE: minister
AFP
LJUBLJANA (AFP) — The stabilization of the Iran political crisis is extremely important for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UAE foreign minister said …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5izFGIyxqf7hpLSHEKPmc2mxyrAfA

Iran’s Mousavi renews call for cancellation of election result
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, June 20 (Xinhua) — Iran’s former Prime Minister, defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi renewed his call on Saturday for cancellation …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/21/content_11574456.htm

Riots in Iran and parades for Michael Jackson: Are we living in …
Examiner.com – USA
Judging from breaking news stories over the past week, though 1984 may reign in Iran, Brave New World describes the United States. Fear them both.
www.examiner.com/x-13062-Sacramento-Literature-Examiner~
y2009m6d26-Riots-in-Iran-and-parades-for-Michael-Jackson—
Are-we-living-in-1984-or-Brave-New-World

Call to execute Iran protest chiefs
guardian.co.uk – UK
A senior cleric has urged for Iran’s protest leaders to be punished“without mercy” and said some should face execution. The call by Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami …
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/8579273

Obama renews criticism of Iran in wake of violence
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States and Germany “speak with one voice” about the civil unrest that erupted in Iran in the wake …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5jC3rOq7Hsg8ZtdztovxA5FwuFo7wD992F5G81

G8 deplores Iran violence, urges nuclear talks
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TRIESTE: Group of Eight powers on Friday deplored violence in Iran after the disputed presidential election and called on Tehran to resolve the crisis …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2009%5C06%5C27%5Cstory_27-6-2009_pg20_1

‘Net big enough for Michael Jackson and Iran
msnbc.com – USA
Everything else online, including the historic battle over democracy currently being raged in Iran, paled as people clambered onto social networks to …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31571885/ns/
technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

IRAN: A bird’s-eye view of Wednesday’s clash in downtown Tehran
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
An extraordinary video has surfaced purporting to show the encounter between stone-wielding demonstrators and Iranian police and pro-government vigilantes …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/06/iran-a-birds-
eye-view-of-wednesdays-clash-in-downtown-tehran.html

Iran may downgrade ties with Britain
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Diplomatic relations between Britain and Iran remain uncertain on Thursday after Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said they may …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5gvuMlGQiQVbqMS8tH5ITFn0b55cQ

National Security Experts: Jackson Death Could Doom Iran
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The jokes popped up almost immediately that Mark Sanford was the luckiest guy on Earth after word broke that Michael Jackson had suffered a heart attack. But the notion that Jackson’s death, which preempted virtually all other news …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/26/
national-security-experts_n_221568.html

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Video: Iran protesters realize there’s …
By Allahpundit
Video: Iran protesters realize there’s only one way to recapture media’s attention.
hotair.com/archives/2009/06/26/video-iran-protesters-
realize-theres-only-way-to-recapture-medias-attention/

Iran Did Not Suspend Players, Coach Says – Goal Blog – NYTimes.com
By By Jack Bell
Afshin Ghotbi, the coach of Iran’s national team, said that the country’s soccer officials had taken no action against players who wore green wristbands in a recent World Cup game in solidarity with a presidential candidate who was …
goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/
iran-did-not-suspend-players-coach-says/

Jihad Watch: Hizballah on Iran: “There are riots and attacks in …
By Robert
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Thursday accused the West of fomenting protests in Iran over this month’s presidential election but added that it had no worries about the stability of its main foreign backer. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026750.php

SB news: Iran: Sanandaj Communication Office workers go on strike
By sbnews
Iran: Sanandaj Communication Office workers go on strike. The workers of the service line unit of the Ferdowsi branch of the Sanandaj Communication Office went on strike on June 22 2009 near the office. The 52 workers, who are contract …
socialist-blogs-news.blogspot.com/2009/
06/iran-sanandaj-communication-office.html

Iran: It’s All About US by Justin Raimondo — Antiwar.com
By Justin Raimondo
According to President Obama’s critics, the slaughter that’s said to be taking place in the streets of Iran’s cities, the mass arrests, the unrestrained violence is all about us. The President, say the neocons— and, yes, they’re back …
original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/06/25/iran-its-all-about-us/

US denied Iran official visa for UN meeting: envoy
Reuters – USA
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran’s UN envoy on Friday accused the United States of denying Iran’s first vice president and members of his delegation visas …
www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE55P4RG20090626

Iran not to attend G-8 regional summit
Tehran Times – Iran
By Salman Ansari Javid TEHRAN – Italy is hosting G-8 meeting of foreign ministers from 30 countries around the world in which Iran, along with Afghanistan …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=197563

Bates professor flexes expertise on rural Iran
Boston Globe – United States
Eric Hooglund, a visiting professor at Bates College in Maine, has been putting to good use his expertise on rural Iran to help inform the current debate …
www.boston.com/news/world/worldly_boston/
2009/06/bates_professor_flexes_experti_1.html

Obama praise for Iran’s Mousavi
BBC News – UK
Mr Obama said Mir Hossein Mousavi had captured the imagination of groups in Iran that were interested in opening up to the world. He spoke of the bravery of …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8122028.stm

Russia opposes Iran isolation
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has declared that the post-election unrest in Iran is an exercise in democracy in the country. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99062&sectionid=351020101

President Obama Holds a News Conference With German Chancellor …
Washington Post – United States
The chancellor and I discussed the tragic situation in Iran. Today we speak with one voice. The rights of the Iranian people to assemble, to speak freely, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/26/AR2009062602257.html

NGO Announces Neda Soltan Award for Creative Solutions to Iran Crisis
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
But everyone can take a hard look at what’s happening in Iran and make educated guesses as to what’s needed. The World Mind Network is honoring Neda …
www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2577404.htm

Russia seriously concerned by Iran use of force
Reuters – USA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it was seriously concerned by the use of force in Iran after a disputed presidential election and urged Tehran to …
www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE55P2K320090626

Arabs ponder implications of Iran’s unrest
guardian.co.uk – UK
Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features Arabs – governments and people– are reacting to Iran’s post-election turbulence with mixed feelings, impressed by a …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/25/ian-black-on-middle-east

26 June, 2009

Obama Raises Doubts About Dialogue With Iran
New York Times – United States
What social forces have been unleashed in the aftermath of the disputed election in Iran? Mr. Ahmadinejad demanded an apology from President Obama.…
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/world/
middleeast/27iran.html?ref=global-home

G8 countries urge end of violence in Iran
The Associated Press
TRIESTE, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from Group of Eight countries meeting in Italy are calling for the immediate end of violence in Iran and are calling …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5in7Myb76J9CPFgqTM8IzK5X9zV_QD9929UE00

HuffPost Review: The Stoning of Soraya M
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
How about a drama based on a true story of a woman in modern-day Iran stoned to death by her village’s men, after being found guilty of adultery by a …
www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/
huff-post-review-ithe-sto_b_221299.html

Google chief: Iran can’t control the net
guardian.co.uk – UK
The Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said today that he hopes that clips of the Iranian election protests posted on YouTube, allowing people in other …
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/26/google-iran-eric-schmidt

Iran’s Revolutionary In LA
Forbes – NY,USA
Election fraud protests in Iran have been quashed, for now. A Los Angeles satellite channel will televise the next wave of resistance—as soon as it…
www.forbes.com/2009/06/26/iran-shahram
-homayoun-business-media-iran.html

No voting irregularities, Iran says
United Press International (subscription) – USA
TEHRAN, June 25 (UPI) — There were no major irregularities in the June 12 election in Iran that gave a second term to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,…
www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/06/25/No-
voting-irregularities-Iran-says/UPI-70561245944078/

Iran: the death of Neda
BBC News – UK
For almost two weeks, Iran has seen protests over its disputed presidential election, with opposition supporters demanding a rerun of the vote they say was …
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009
/06/090626_iran_doctor_wt_sl.shtml

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seizes on President Obama’s criticism of Iran
Times Online – UK
Iran’s hardline President dashed Barack Obama’s hopes of improved relations yesterday by likening him to George Bush and saying that talks were pointless. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6579200.ece

Iran tells Europe to avoid double standards
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
The Iranian Ambassador to Berlin has called on Germany and other European countries to avoid ‘double standards’ regarding Iran’s post-election developments. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99104&sectionid=351020101

Death of Michael Jackson Eclipses All Other Stories (Including Iran)
NewsBlaze – Folsom,CA,USA
Even in Iran where the theocratic regime holds all things American in contempt, the young people dress in Western clothing and they listen to American pop …
newsblaze.com/story/20090626095105reye.nb/topstory.html

Zakaria: Not yet time for revolution in Iran
CNN – USA
CNN spoke to author and world affairs analyst Fareed Zakaria about this week’s developments in Iran. CNN: Is the revolution in Iran petering out?…
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/26/zakaria.iran.protests/

Merkel and Obama don’t always see eye to eye
Christian Science Monitor – USA
“But at the same time, I think we’ll see expressions of a greater level of agreement on issues like Iran and global warming.” Merkel was one of the first …
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0626/p02s12-usfp.html

West ‘seeks Iran disintegration’
BBC News – UK
Western powers are seeking to undermine Iran by spreading “anarchy and vandalism”, the foreign ministry says. A spokesman said foreign media were…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8112176.stm

Obama defends policies on Iran, domestic issues
The Daily Voice – New York,NY,USA
President Barack Obama says he is “appalled” by the violent crackdown on demonstrators in Iran and has called on Iranian leaders to respect the rule of law. …
thedailyvoice.com/voice/2009/06/obama
-criticizes-iran-pushes-f-002030.php

Iran Arrests Entire Newspaper
By Hamilton Nolan
In your overwhelmed Friday media column: Iran just arrests everyone, for reporting, Conde Nast’s September prayers will not be answered, a new chairman at the FCC, and the Mark Sanford source remains at large.
gawker.com/5303002/iran-arrests-entire-newspaper/gallery/

Questions About Iran? Ask a Witness. – Nicholas D. Kristof Blog …
By By Nicholas D. Kristof
I’m delighted to welcome back Roger Cohen, my fellow Times columnist, from Iran. For the last couple of weeks, frankly, I’ve been gnashing my teeth with jealousy, both over Roger’s two-week visa to Iran (which left him there after other …
kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26
/questions-about-iran-ask-a-witness/

James Zogby: Obama and Iran, Considered
By James Zogby
The political leaders and commentators speaking the loudest and urging the most reckless behavior have absolutely no clue what is actually happening in Iran.
www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/
obama-and-iran-considered_b_221368.html

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
By Andrew Sullivan
And it remains a brutal fact that a similar number of innocents were murdered in Iraq last week as in Iran. We barely notice, of course. And as the US leaves, the civil war will continue. There is no question about that. …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/
2009/06/something-has-happened-in-iran.html

Iran News – G8 to Iran: End violence, reflect will of people …
TRIESTE, Italy — Foreign ministers from Group of Eight countries today said they deplored postelection violence in Iran and urged Tehran authorities to ensure that the outcome of Iran’s disputed election reflects the will of the Iranian …
globalnewsblog.com/blog/2009/06/26/iran-news-g8-to-iran
-end-violence-reflect-will-of-people-detroit-free-press/

Breaking News – Norway “ Justice for Iranian Workers
By admin
OO met in front of the Iranian Embassy to protest the imprisonment of trade unionists in Iran. The delegation was not permitted to enter the Embassy however a joint letter from the two national centres was handed over to an employee at …
www.justiceforiranianworkers.org/?p=942

Iran’s Oil Exports So Far Spared by Protests – Green Inc. Blog …
By By Jad Mouawad
It may have been no coincidence that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran used a petrochemical facility as the backdrop for his first major speech since the elections to blast President Obama and strike a note of defiance after Iran’s …
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/
irans-oil-exports-so-far-spared-by-protests/

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …
By js609163
WASHINGTON (CNN) — U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned Iran’s post-election crackdown on Friday and expressed a common determination to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/26/
obama-merkel-pledge-common-front-on-iran/

Iran and the Arab World Remember a Banned But Irresistably Popular …
By Sadie Bass
ABC’s Lara Setrakian reports from Dubai: Across Iran and the Arab world Michael Jackson is being mourned, and remembered, for his glory years. Throughout the 1980s MJ was a glamorized taste of America in a part of the world where…, …
blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/06/iran-
and-the-arab-world-remember-a-banned-icon.html

Obama Claims CIA Involvement In Iran “Patently False” “ Pak Alert …
By pakalert
President Barack Obama was forced to address accusations that the CIA was involved in fomenting the post-election riots in Iran during his White House press conference yesterday, claiming the allegations were “patently false,” despite …
pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/obama-claims-cia-involve
ment-in-iran-%E2%80%9Cpatently-false%E2%80%9D/

The Online News Page “ Obama condemns Iran violence as ‘outrageous …
By Editor
Obama condemns Iran violence as ‘outrageous’ (source: CBC). U.S. President Barack Obama condemned the “outrageous” violence perpetrated against Iranian opposition demonstrators, saying Friday the protesters’ “bravery in the face of …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/06/obama-condemns
-iran-violence-as-outrageous-source-cbc/

American Power: Obama on Iran: 3:00am Call Ringing Off the Hook!
By Donald Douglas
Obama on Iran: 3:00am Call Ringing Off the Hook! From Melanie Phillips on Barack Obama and Iran, “On The Wrong Side of History”: That 3am call to which Hillary so memorably referred during her doomed election campaign has now rung off …
americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/
obama-on-iran-300am-call-ringing-off.html

Obama:Violence affects hope for dialogue with Iran
Reuters – USA
By David Alexander WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama said on Friday his hopes for a direct dialogue with Iran had been affected by …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN26331380

The Iran Lesson: Technology Can Set You Free
TechNewsWorld – Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
By Renay San Miguel The death of Neda Agha-Soltan is perhaps the most shocking image to emerge from the chaotic streets of Iran, and like a lot of other …
www.technewsworld.com/story/The-Iran-
Lesson-Technology-Can-Set-You-Free-67434.html

‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ movie review — Iran’s angel of the screen
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark,NJ,USA
by Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger “The Stoning of Soraya M.” Movie Review— In a dusty village in Iran, a man wants to be rid of his wife, Soraya,…
www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/
06/the_stoning_of_soraya_m_movie.html

Obama and Iran
msnbc.com – USA
After all, the US and the international community had no independent election monitors at polling stations in Iran. And as Obama said, he didn’t want to …
firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/24/1975543.aspx

Family of British-Greek journalist plea for Iran release
Times Online – UK
The parents of a British-Greek journalist detained in Iran appealed for his release today insisting that their son was not a spy. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6577314.ece

BRIEF-US appeals court reinstates Del Monte lawsuit on Iran export …
Forbes – NY,USA
… Foods Co ( DLM – news – people ) lawsuit against the US Treasury Department for a delay in an export license to ship agricultural products to Iran. …
www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds
/afx/2009/06/26/afx6592145.html

Iran cleric for tighter controls on foreign media
AFP
Iran expelled BBC correspondent Jon Leyne earlier this week and detained Greek-British journalist Jason Fowden working for the Washington Times. …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5jigcL0ptAUvhoHxzrZt1yBbE-D2w

Letter From Europe Is Free News Really Worth the Price?
New York Times – United States
The questions have sharpened in recent days, honed by a blizzard of Twitter and Facebook messages and images on youtube and Flickr from the protests in Iran …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/world/europe/27iht-letter.html

“Butcher Of The Press” To Probe Iran Protesters
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
Reports that Iran’s ruling regime has put the country’s most feared, hard-line prosecutor in charge of interrogating arrested protesters and journalists …
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/26/
world/worldwatch/entry5116173.shtml

Twitter reflects civil unrest in Iran
University Daily Kansan – Lawrence,KS,USA
Hundreds of Tweets, messages sent through twitter, are posted each minute requesting fellow Tweeters to change their location on Twitter to Tehran, Iran. …
www.kansan.com/stories/2009/jun/25/twitter/

Iran denies sacking footballers over protest display
WashingtonTV – Washington,DC,USA
According to the vice president of Iran’s Football Federation [IFF], Mehdi Taj, the two players bade farewell to the national team on their own free will. …
televisionwashington.com/floater_
article1.aspx?lang=en&t=1&id=11590

Guatemalan fears a tweet will make him a jailbird
USA Today – USA
More recently, Iran has shown its determination to clamp down on huge protests over its disputed presidential election, banning firsthand reporting by …
www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-06-26-twitter-jail_N.htm

G8 to Iran: end violence, reflect will of people
The Associated Press
TRIESTE, Italy (AP) — Group of Eight foreign ministers criticized Iran’s postelection violence, and urged its ruling clergy on Friday to ensure the outcome …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5in7Myb76J9CPFgqTM8IzK5X9zV_QD992DG980

On Iran, the West Finally Finds its Voice
Worldmeets.us – New York,NY,USA
If Iran wasn’t surrounded by dark forces, spies and omnipotent enemies, one could continue to peacefully build the Persian-Islamic version of “ideal…
worldmeets.us/diezeit000047.shtml

Climate control ‘sea change’ in US
The Swamp – Tribune’s Washington Bureau – Washington,DC,USA
The two leaders, speaking at a joint news conference following a private meeting at the White House, also reaffirmed their commitment to preventing Iran …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/
blog/2009/06/climate_control_sea_change_in.html

Eerie calm masks Iran tensions
BBC News – UK
Quiet appears to have returned to Tehran. One witness said she felt it was the calm of the grave By Jeremy Bowen In the centre of Tehran there are many …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8121060.stm

‘Soraya M.’ star Shohreh Aghdashloo wants her film to shine a …
PopMatters – Chicago,IL,USA
“This is the most exciting moment in post-revolutionary Iran’s history,” she says. “We are hearing words that we have not heard before, …
www.popmatters.com/pm/article/107334-soraya-m.-
star-shohreh-aghdashloo-wants-her-film-to-shine-a-light-on/

Gibbs Previews News Conference
Washington Post – United States
They’ve drawn attention to what’s going on in Iran and we’ve all been struck by the images of demonstrators coming out to exercise their rights and the very …
voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/06/23/
gibbs_previews_news_conference.html?wprss=44

Jamal Dajani: Iran’s Uprising: Food for Thought
By Jamal Dajani
Ever since the Iranian revolution stunned the world in 1979, the Arab world, or at least the Arab regimes and their allies in the West, have been obsessing over Iran’s “exporting of the revolution” and the implications it would have on …
www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani
/irans-uprising-food-for-t_b_221438.html

Iran’s opposition running out of options | FP Passport
By Joshua Keating
Top story: The options for Iran’s opposition continued to narrow as Iran’s Guardian Council declared this month’s election “the healthiest since the revolution.” The regime also appears to have succeeded in neutralizing some opposition …
blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/31594

Twitter Doesn’t Care About Iran Anymore
By Nicholas Carlson
Twitter doesn’t care about Iran anymore [Gawker] Apple product marketing exec becomes a VC [WSJ] Ads that know where your friends shop [NYT] Bartz tells shareholders Yahoo needs its mojo back [PaidContent] Hulu charges a higher rate for …
www.businessinsider.com/twitter-
doesnt-care-about-iran-anymore-2009-6

U.K. Furniture Company Uses Iran to Promote Self on Twitter
By switchedtips@gmail.com (Leila Brillson)
In what could only be described as a dumb (if not callous) move, the design-oriented, U.K.-based furniture seller Habitat decided to come to the Iran/Twitter party with hopes of peddling its wares. With hash-tags (also known as #tags) …
www.switched.com/2009/06/26/u-k-
furniture-company-uses-iran-to-promote-self/

t r u t h o u t | Full-Spectrum Idiocy: GOP and Chavez on Iran
When approaching Iran, the Republican Party line and the Hugo Chavez line are running in opposite directions – but parallel. The leadership of GOP reaction and the leadership of Bolivarian revolution have bought into the convenient …
www.truthout.org/062609C

Joint message by 26 workers’ groups in Iran on Action Day …
By admin
It would certainly play a significant role in advancing the struggles of the workers in Iran. Moreover this action would further deepen the international unity and solidarity of the working class throughout the world. …
www.justiceforiranianworkers.org/?p=920

Jihad Watch: The police vs. the people of Iran
By Robert
The police vs. the people of Iran. View from a balcony, June 24. Video thanks to Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi. Posted by Robert at June 25, 2009 3:10 PM Print this entry | Email this entry | Digg this | del.icio.us |. Comments…
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026745.php

JURIST – Paper Chase: Iran authorities arrest academics affiliated …
By Christian Ehret
Iran authorities arrest academics affiliated with Mousavi: report. Christian Ehret at 2:55 PM ET … Iran authorities arrest academics affiliated with Mousavi: report 2:55 PM ET, June 25 …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/
06/iran-authorities-arrest-academics.php

Truthdig – Ear to the Ground – Alleged Reformist Torturing in Iran
By editor@truthdig.com
2009/06/26 – While it’s no news that Iran tortures, several reformist currently jailed in Iran are alleged to have been tortured as the government tried to instigate videotaped “confessions” of a foreign plot against the government.
www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/
20090626_alleged_reformist_torturing_in_iran/

Israel Matzav: Lieberman slams Obama on Iran and ‘settlements’
By Carl in Jerusalem
In an interview that’s not likely to win him any friends in the White House, Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman has slammed American President Barack Hussein Obama for his policies on Iran and on Israeli‘settlements’ in Judea …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/06/
lieberman-slams-obama-on-iran-and.html

Free Iran Recap – Freedom Via Internet – kmorrison’s blog – RedState
By kmorrison (Profile)
Since the election in Iran on the 12th of June, information about the protests and brutal government crackdowns has flowed in via the internet, particularly social media sites, and specifically Twitter. Twitter was the first place to …
www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/06/
26/free-iran-recap-freedom-via-internet/

Wake up America: Iranian Dissident To Israel: ‘Iran needs your …
By Susan Duclos
While the Iranian regime is threatening to execute the leaders of the massive protest movement going on in Iran right now over the rigged election that the Supreme Leader and the Guardian council handed Ahmadinejad, and Iranian …
wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/
2009/06/iranian-dissident-to-israel-iran-needs.html