28 June, 2009

The trick when talking to Iran
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The Obama administration expects Iran’s hard-line leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his protege, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to weather the protests …
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/
la-oe-mcmanus28-2009jun28,0,5039566.column

Question about Iran has press corps astir
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
During a news conference, President Obama called on a Huffington Post editor who had been soliciting questions online from Iran. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/
la-na-ticket28-2009jun28,0,4525597.story

Obama to fund anti-govt. elements in Iran: Report
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
US President Barack Obama is re-branding a Bush-era plan to fund anti-government Iran-based elements through domestic and foreign entities, a report says. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99232&sectionid=3510203

Iran election protests: Fearing echoes, some authoritarian nations …
Chicago Tribune – United States
The Chinese Communist Party has portrayed the protests in Iran as orchestrated by the United States and other Western powers, not a grass-roots movement. …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nation
world/chi-iran-chinajun28,0,3864656.story

President Obama Meeting With German Leader on Iran
KEYC – Mankato,MN,USA
President Barack Obama says the United States and Germany will speak with one voice about the civil unrest that erupted in Iran in the wake of a disputed …
www.keyc.com/node/24011

The Debate Over Aiding Iran’s Dissidents
Washington Post – United States
What Mr. Wolfowitz failed to address is the argument that, in Iran’s case, US support for the demonstrators might not strengthen their position but instead …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/27/AR2009062701981.html

Violence May Hinder Talks With Iran, Obama Says
New York Times – United States
By JEFF ZELENY WASHINGTON — President Obama, whose campaign for the White House included a pledge to open talks with Iran, said Friday that the prospects …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/world
/middleeast/27prexy.html?ref=politics

G8 ministerial meeting focus on Afghanistan, Iran
Xinhua – China
Iran’s post-election crisis is another focus of the meeting. The G8 countries have different opinions on the political disputes in the country after its …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/28/content_11613961.htm

Iran accuses CIA of killing protestor Neda
Ynetnews – Israel
WASHINGTON – Iran is accusing the United States of being behind the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old Iranian woman whose fatal videotaped…
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737891,00.html

Iraq lessons should guide our approach to Iran
Delta Democrat Times (subscription) – Greenville,MS,USA
Just across the border is the country of Iran with its crazed figure-head president Mahmoud “The holocaust was just a myth” Ahmadinejad and its real ruler, …
www.ddtonline.com/articles/2009/06/27/news/columns/columns2.txt

Israel keeps anxious eye on Iran turmoil
AFP
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel is keeping an anxious eye on the turmoil in Iran for any signs on what the crisis may mean for its arch-enemy’s nuclear drive, …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5juH_zTtuxifuZg_O31ZLVbx6lTLg

Iran and American Imperialism | The Angry Black Woman
By nojojojo
I haven’t said anything about the situation in Iran, mostly because I don’t feel qualified to speak about it. I’m watching it, though, following the Twitter.
theangryblackwoman.com/2009/06/
27/iran-and-american-imperialism/

Alas, a blog “ Blog Archive “ Iran and American Imperialism
By nojojojo
I haven’t said anything about the situation in Iran, mostly because I don’t feel qualified to speak about it. I’m watching it, though, following the Twitter feeds obsessively and learning as much as I can about Iran’s history. …
www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2009/
06/27/iran-and-american-imperialism/

GayPatriot “ George Eliot’s Additional Insight on Iran:The “Great …
By GayPatriotWest
Bush didn’t do enough to confront Iran, but at least he didn’t kiss the mullahs’ butts. Obama is not only not confronting them, he’s trying to be friends with them and consequently making us look like a bunch of cowardly asses. …
www.gaypatriot.net/2009/06/27/george-eliots-additional-insight
-on-iranthe-great-satan-is-necessary-to-the-mullahs-tyranny/

Iran: Rafsanjani Poised to Outflank Supreme Leader Khamenei …
Looking past their fiery rhetoric and apparent determination to cling to power using all available means, Iran’s hardliners are not a confident bunch.
muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=4251

After Iran, Twitter Conspiracy Hits Germany “ Pak Alert Press
By pakalert
The worries have begun haunting electoral processes worldwide after the social networking website played host to an avalanche of unconfirmed projections of Iran’s June 12 presidential election and the ensuing unrest.…
pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/after-iran-twitter
-conspiracy-hits-germany/pakalert.wordpress.com/

Battle for Iran Shifts from Streets to the Heart of Power “ Stupidica
By system
The power struggle inside Iran appears to be moving from the streets into the heart of the regime itself this weekend amid reports that Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani is plotting to undermine the power of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali …
stupidica.com/b/battle-for-iran-shifts
-from-streets-to-the-heart-of-power/

Bloggers Unite for a Free Iran | Blog For Noob
By ikogsakanding
On Monday June 29th, we ask Bloggers from around the globe to Unite for a Free Iran. Please JOIN this event and use your blog to educate your readers and.
www.blogfornoob.com/ramblings/bloggers-unite-for-a-free-iran/

‘Just World News’ with Helena Cobban: My IPS analysis on Iran …
By Helena
Of course, the 1200-word format is ways too short to give due consideration to all the actual and potential ripples from the recent crisis in Iran; and as it happened what I ended up giving shortest shrift to in the piece was the …
justworldnews.org/archives/003645.html

Understanding Iran: Repression 101
New York Times – United States
TO THE STREETS A man protesting Iran’s election results tries to shield himself from tear gas. By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — When the rallying cry on the …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/weekin
review/28sanger.html?ref=global-home

Role of Women In Iran Protest Kindles Hope
Washington Post – United States
As Iran’s theocracy appears on the verge of silencing the biggest challenge to its authority since it was established in 1979, female activists in the…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/27/AR2009062702416.html

Iran opposition ‘in a tough place’
BBC News – UK
The Guardian Council in Iran is due to give its definitive report on Sunday on the fairness of the recent elections, but it has already said the results …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8121119.stm

Events which shaped a nation: reality of Iran’s hardline stance
Sunday Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
By Diplomatic Editor Trevor Royle REVOLUTION IS not an unnatural state of affairs in Iran. Although the scenes of bloodshed from the streets of Tehran …
www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2516923.0.
events_which_shaped_a_nation_reality_of_irans_hardline_stance.php

US announces big shift in Afghanistan drug policy
The Associated Press
To fight it, he said major powers had to expand their counter-drug efforts to neighboring Pakistan as well as Iran, where half the 7000 tons of exported …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5i45D5zekcQEsPKeULo3S8cPzTccAD993669O0

Iran protest effort has moved online
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
Groups of “hacktivists” — Web hackers demanding Internet freedom — say they are targeting Web pages of Iran’s leadership in response to the government’s …
www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_12706505

Reformists reject Iran poll recount
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
The two reformist candidates in Iran’s disputed presidential election have rejected a proposal for a recount of some ballots by the country’s highest…
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast
/2009/06/2009627183610564814.html

Ahmadinejad Again Condemns Obama For Meddling In Iran’s Affairs
AHN – USA
Tehran, Iran (AHN) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned US President Barack Obama again on Saturday for meddling in the Islamic Republic’s …
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015623541

Obama toughens his talk on Iran
CNN – USA
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama sharpened his language on Iran and stressed the urgency of overhauling the health care system at a news conference …
www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/obama.news.conference/

Iran’s Mousavi urges defiance
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Mir Hossein Mousavi, the politician at the centre of Iran’s opposition movement, has encouraged his followers to continue their protests over the…
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/
2009/06/2009621191831403557.html

Twitter Brings Users Together in Real-time For Iran Election, MJ
eWeek – New York, NY
The traffic to Twitter and other sites was tremendous, but the planned downtime would have deadened daytime service in Iran on Tuesday. …
www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/Twitter-
Bring-Users-Together-in-Realtime-For-Iran-Election-MJ-476537/

Iran opposition alleges plot to implicate Mir Hossein Mousavi
guardian.co.uk – UK
There is a crisis of credibility not between Iran and the west, but between the Iranian counting of the votes and the Iranian people. …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/26/iran-election-protests-mousavi

Sunday last day for Iran candidates to file complaints
CNN International – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — The body overseeing elections in Iran reminded opposition candidates in the disputed presidential election that they have until Sunday …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/
27/iran.vote.complaints/?iref=mpstoryview

US reverses Afghan drug policy, eyes August vote
Reuters – USA
Iran declined to attend the event but Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, told Reuters it was strongly committed to a regional …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLR127167

Ahmadinejad Seeks to Lure Obama into War of Words Amid Iran …
FOXNews – USA
By Stephen Clark Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with Iran still reeling after his disputed re-election as president, practically dared President Obama on Saturday to …
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/27/ahmadinejad-seeks-
lure-obama-war-words-iran-election-turmoil-continues/

Iran’s Mousavi rejects panel for partial recount
AFP
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi on Saturday refused to support a panel set up by electoral watchdog the Guardians Council …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5i0TJFnW3Eay29uuxShLxulu2pQoQ

In Iran, the protests have quieted, but the protesters are simmering
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
According to conversations with dozens of analysts and ordinary people, most of whom did not want to be identified by their full names, their view of Iran …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-iran-calculus28-2009jun28,0,2507807.story

Authoritarian Regimes Censor News From Iran
Washington Post – United States
Unlike in Iran, however, the experience of past failed protests has yielded a measure of pragmatism in Burma. Overtly political opposition groups, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062604343.html

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regime plots purge after Iran election protests
Times Online – UK
Since he became president in 2004 he has replaced every ambassador and all but one of Iran’s provincial governors with cronies, as well as filling important …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6591397.ece

Ally: Mousavi rejects Iran vote recount proposal
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
“While most of the world’s attention is focused on the beatings in the streets of Iran during the day, the Basijis are carrying out brutal raids on people’s …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1095966.html

Iran summons Swedish ambassador over attack on embassy
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday summoned the Swedish ambassador, Magnus Werndstedt, to the Foreign Ministry to protest an attack on Tehran’s embassy in Stockholm …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=197773

G8 condemns Iran post-election violence
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
The Group of Eight powers deplored violence in Iran after its disputed election and urged Tehran to settle the crisis soon through democratic dialogue. …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran
/5648111/G8-condemns-Iran-post-election-violence.html

‘Ten killed’ in Iran clashes – state TV
BBC News – UK
Meanwhile Iran has ordered the BBC’s Jon Leyne out of the country. “With regret, we can confirm that Jon Leyne, the BBC’s permanent correspondent in Tehran …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8111352.stm

Iran Uprising Live-Blogging (Saturday June 27)
By The Huffington Post News Team
I’m liveblogging the latest Iran election fallout. Email me with any news or thoughts, or follow me on Twitter.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/27/
iran-uprising-live-bloggi_n_221809.html

Jonathan Neil Schneider: Iran, Schmam… The King is Dead
By Jonathan Neil Schneider
There is a societal cost when we know more about Michael Jackson’s financial problems then those of General Motors.
www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-neil-schneider
/iran-schmam-the-king-is-d_b_221851.html

Barack Obama’s Robust Debate Taking Place in Iran
By Jim Byrd
Two of the most ludicrous and perplexing statements regarding the Iranian elections came, poignantly, from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Unfortunately, they occupy the top two positions within the hierarchy of American foreign …
www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2009/06
/27/barack-obamas-robust-debate-taking-place-in-iran/

Iran Fading From Media Attention | NewsBusters.org
By Tom Blumer
In a passionate Wall Street Journal op-ed this morning (”Silence Has
Consequences for Iran”), former Spanish Prime Minister José Aznar who, in case anyone cares, serves on the board of WSJ parent News Corp., says that“It would be a …
newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/
2009/06/27/iran-fading-media-attention

Patterico’s Pontifications “ Obama Casts Doubt on Direct Diplomacy …
By DRJ
The AP reports Barack Obama “scoffed” at Ahmadinejad’s demand today that the U.S. apologize for meddling in Iran and characterized Obama’s response as an “unusually personal war of words.” Not only did Obama criticize Ahmadinejad for …
patterico.com/2009/06/26/obama-
casts-doubt-on-direct-diplomacy-with-iran/

Liberal Conspiracy “ Why Arab governments keep quiet about Iran
By Dave Osler
As I argued in an earlier post, the western left should back neither Ahmadinejad nor Mousavi, but stand with the Tehran protestors, if only because they represent the best hope for greater democracy in Iran. …
www.liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/27/
why-arab-governments-keep-quiet-about-iran/

FreThink “ Election won’t change Iran
By Jack Carlson
We boycotted the sham election in my motherland and have not been surprised by the results publicized by the mainstream media, both in Iran and elsewhere. This puppet regime has never considered the people’s wishes and has always acted …
frethink.com/2009/06/27/election-wont-change-iran/

American Power: Iran Protests Winding Down?
By Donald Douglas
The urgency of mainstream Iran reporting seems to be fading, however. As the New York Times reports, “Iranian Leaders Gaining the Edge Over Protesters.” The Lede’s taking the weekend off from Iran reporting. …
americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2009/
06/iran-protests-winding-down.html

t r u t h o u t | Group: Dozens of Journalists Among Jailed in Iran
Group: Dozens of Journalists Among Jailed in Iran. Friday 26 June 2009. by: Pamela Hess | Visit article original @ The Associated Press. photo. Protesters crowd the streets of Tehran. Journalists continue to be arrested for covering the …
www.truthout.org/062709E

China News: Authoritarian Regimes Censor News From Iran | China …
The Washington Post looks at the Chinese reaction online, and from government censors, toward recent protests in Iran: In China, political commentators.
chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/06/authoritar
ian-regimes-censor-news-from-iran/

Iran: Militia Raids On Homes And Destroying Satellite Dishes | The …
By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief
The multi-faceted crackdown by the Iranian regime continues with reports that militia are now conducting night-time raids on homes, beating civilians and.
themoderatevoice.com/37069/iran-militia-
raids-on-homes-and-destroying-satellite-dishes/

The Online News Page “ G-8 Ministers Address Afghanistan, Iran …
By Editor
G-8 Ministers Address Afghanistan, Iran Crises (source: NPR). The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight industrialized nations lamented widespread corruption in Afghanistan. The ministers, who met in Trieste, Italy, also denounced …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/06/g-8-ministers
-address-afghanistan-iran-crises-source-npr/

The Angry Arab News Service/????? ????? ?????? ??????: Zizek: the …
By As’ad
Zizek: the Iran analyst. Amer reminds me that not too long ago Zizek referred to Iran as an Arab country—but that does not stop him from pontificating. Posted by As’ad at 8:30 AM · Older Post Home …
angryarab.blogspot.com/2009/06/zizek-iran-analyst.html

Iran president slams Obama
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Borzou Daragahi Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s president blasted President Obama today for voicing criticism of the Islamic …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-iran-obama28-2009jun28,0,4316322.story

Mousavi wife compares Iran state to martial law
The Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — The wife of Iran’s opposition leader is comparing a government crackdown on protests to martial law. Zahra Rahnavard campaigned beside her …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5jGSJEAPs_r2T2wxsL5G3t4z-jajQD99129200

Demonising Iran conveniently hides uncomfortable truths for the West
Sunday Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
THE MAINSTREAM media narrative of events unfolding in Iran has been set out for us as clear as a fairytale: an evil dictatorship has rigged elections and …
www.sundayherald.com/oped/opinion/display.var.2516867.0.
demonising_iran_conveniently_hides_uncomfortable_truths_
for_the_west.php

Berlusconi denies saying Obama “weak” on Iran
Reuters – USA
Before protests against Iran’s disputed election result that returned hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president, Obama had signaled that America was open …
www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSTRE55Q1IR20090627

Obama says US, world ‘appalled’ by Iran violence
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world “appalled and outraged” by Iran’s violent efforts to …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5juui7didNwh_vzBmJyrbjxkeF-IgD990J4KG0

27 June, 2009

Ahmadinejad Slams Obama’s Protest Comments
Washington Post – United States
He said Western leaders who made “insulting and irrelevant comments will be put on a fair trial” by Iran at international gatherings. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/06/27/AR2009062700237.html?hpid=topnews

G8 condemns Iran violence, urges fair elections for Afghans
Deutsche Welle – Germany
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight countries meeting in Trieste deplored the violence in Iran but did not go as far as questioning the result of …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4437579,00.html

Iran officials seize pro-Mousavi party documents
AFP
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iranian officials have seized documents and computers from a political party that had backed opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5hfljVs8QLDLuXSvKfebb0JPsTVdA

Facebook turns Neda into Angel of Iran: Her name rallies …
New York Daily News – New York,NY,USA
It took a single gunshot and a phone-cam to transform the gentle student into the “Angel of Iran,” a potent symbol of tyranny that threatens to help topple …
www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/25/2009
-06-25_facebook_turns_neda_into_angel_of_iran.html

With Michael Jackson’s death the Iran story should not fade
Examiner.com – USA
As I write this post CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News all have extensive coverage on their websites and channels of the developing Michael Jackson news with Iran …
www.examiner.com/x-5738-St-Louis-Political-Buzz-Examiner~
y2009m6d27-With-Michael-Jacksons-death-the-Iran-story-should-not-fade

Iran deadlock drags on as Mousavi rejects part recount
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Political deadlock continued in Iran as opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi on Saturday rejected a panel set up to hold a partial recount …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5jcfaJk8H7AcRyA7bneR71zYNaq4w

Q+A-What might happen next in Iran
Reuters – USA
By Samia Nakhoul LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) – Iran’s presidential election, in which hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad overwhelmingly beat moderate rival,…
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLL440611

Ahmadinejad accuses Obama of interfering in election
CNN – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran’s president slammed President Obama on Saturday, saying officials in the Islamic republic are astonished over what they see as …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/27/iran.obama/

Italy grants visas to Iranians seeking to flee violence
Ynetnews – Israel
Italy hosted a meeting of foreign ministers from Group of Eight countries where Iran was a key focus. The group of industrialized nations deplored the …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737731,00.html

Iran’s Mousavi rejects vote recount proposal
Ynetnews – Israel
Iran’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has rejected a government proposal to recount 10 percent of all ballot boxes from the disputed presidential …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737756,00.html

Iranian leaders break up protests, denounce ‘lawlessness’
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
By Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin, Washington Post TEHRAN — Riot police and pro-government militiamen used clubs and tear gas to forcibly break up an …
www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_12684606

Iran’s National Poet Speaks Out
NPR – USA
NPR’s Davar Ardalan interviewed Simin Behbahani, Iran’s national poet, today from Tehran. She’s 82 years-old and one of the most respected figures in modern …
www.npr.org/blogs/sundaysoapbox/2009/
06/irans_national_poet_speaks_out.html

Iranian cleric says protesters wage war against God
Boston Globe – United States
In Washington, President Obama condemned recent violence against protesters as “outrageous’’ and dismissed a demand by Iran’s president that he apologize …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/06/27
/iranian_cleric_says_protesters_wage_war_against_god

News as a social medium
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
In the past couple of weeks, social-media sites have been instrumental in keeping people in the loop about Iran’s unrest and Michael Jackson’s death,…
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
f=/c/a/2009/06/26/BU2918EH8L.DTL

Iran candidates urged to work with electoral body
AFP
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s top political arbitration body on Saturday urged all candidates in the disputed presidential election to fully cooperate with …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeq
M5h4UNxILwhOpItx8XbqR7C5VSgZ9Q

Berlusconi denies saying Obama ‘weak On Iran
Ynetnews – Israel
… Israeli newspaper report that he had described US President Barack Obama as being “weak” on Iran during a meeting with Israel’s prime minister in Rome. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737713,00.html

Iran: Night Raids Terrorize Civilians | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Iran’s paramilitary Basij arecarrying out brutal nighttime raids, destroying property in private homes andbeating civilians in an attempt to stop nightly protest chants, Human RightsWatch said today. Human Rights Watch also …
www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/26/iran-night-raids-terrorize-civilians

Matthew Yglesias “ The End of History Comes to Iran
By myglesias
Like a lot of Americans, I’ve sort of let myself get distracted away from the news out of Iran, which has taken a turn for the worse lately. But I did like this post from Peter Juul at the Wonk Room: …
yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/
06/the-end-of-history-comes-to-iran.php

NewsDaily: Iran bans Mousavi ally from leaving the country
By Parisa Hafezi
Iran has banned an ally of the country’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi from leaving the Islamic state, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/lr120284-us-iran/

JoeTrippi.com “ Blog Archive “ Jeff Jarvis on Iran/Jackson
By Joe Trippi
Reporters have been calling today looking into the importance of Twitter and social media in the two big stories of the month: Iran and Michael Jackson. Have we come to a next step stage in social media’s impact on news? Maybe. …
joetrippi.com/blog/?p=2771

PoliGazette “ Iran’s Protests Ending After Clerics Calls for …
By marc moore
The direct confrontation over Iran’s presidential election was effectively silenced Friday when the main opposition leader said he would seek permits for any future protests, an influential cleric suggested that leaders of the …
www.poligazette.com/2009/06/27/irans-protests
-ending-after-clerics-calls-for-executions/

One of the best pictures out of Iran
By Steven Hodson
They say that one picture is worth a thousand words. Well this picture is worth that and a lot more in my opinion. via Technovia…
www.inquisitr.com/27540/one-of-the-best-pictures-out-of-iran/

The Online News Page “ Iran: Sunday deadline for election …
By Editor
The body overseeing elections in Iran reminded opposition candidates in the disputed presidential election that they have until Sunday to lodge any more complaints about the vote, state-run media reported. (source: CNN)– RSS feeds and …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/06/iran-sunday-
deadline-for-election-complaints-source-cnn/

SB news: The irrepressible spirit of revolutionary Iran
By sbnews
Even the slogans, and actions—like the prank newspaper headline“Ahmadinejad is gone” held up by demonstrators—are an echo of the famous Keyhan newspaper headline when the revolution forced the Shah out of Iran:“The Shah is gone. …
socialist-blogs-news.blogspot.com/2009/
06/irrepressible-spirit-of-revolutionary.html

The situation in Iran is an equation with more than two sides
By admin
The bizarre thing is that in this multi-side equation, the real enemies of Iran (Administration of the Western countries) are aligned with people of Iran TEMPORARILY, and that can be confusing. How funny (and sad) it is to hear from …
www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/
06/27/the-situation-in-iran-is-an-equation-wit

US Officials: Iran Opposition Leader’s Web Site Shut Down …
FOXNews – USA
State Department officials monitoring events in Iran from Dubai have relayed back to Washington that Mousavi’s Web site “Kalemah,” his last link to the …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529267,00.html

Quiet crackdown drains force from Iran dissidents
San Luis Obispo Tribune – San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
Several of Iran’s best-known reformist politicians were taken into custody, including the brother and several close allies of former President Mohammad…
www.sanluisobispo.com/387/story/765974.html

Iran reviewing ties with UK
Daily Nation – Nairobi,Kenya
People take part in a protest, against the presidential election in Iran, outside the European Parliament in Brussels June 24, 2009. …
www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/614936/-/sxmrwx/-/

FACTBOX: Sanctions against Iran
Reuters – USA
(Reuters) – World leaders are considering how they should deal with Iran following its disputed presidential election and crackdown on protesters.…
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55P4MX20090626

Iran Revolutionary Guard threatens protesters
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is threatening to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election and warns …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeq
M5jGSJEAPs_r2T2wxsL5G3t4z-jajQD98VM5N80

How Iran betrayed its young
guardian.co.uk – UK
The Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, claimed that “a number of Britons, including secret service personnel, had entered Iran prior to voting”. …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/
jun/23/iran-young-people-protests-tehran

HuffPo’s Question at Obama News Conference Sparks a Media Flap
New York Times – United States
By Kate Phillips It may seem unseemly, given the apparent bloodshed in Iran today, to dwell on fallout among the media and bloggers about the Obama …
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/huffpos-
question-at-obama-news-conference-sparks-a-media-flap/?hp

Iran bans Mousavi ally from leaving the country
Reuters – USA
By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has banned an ally of the country’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi from leaving the Islamic state, …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLR12028420090627

Obama, Merkel call on Iran to respect human rights
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
Washington – US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Iran on Friday to end violence against protestors and underscored their …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_ 1486
144.php/Obama_Merkel_call_on_Iran_to_respect_human_rights_

UN urges resumption of Iran nuclear talks
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
The UN chief urges the resumption of talks over Iran’s nuclear program, rejecting any link between the long disputed issue and the post-vote developments. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99185&sectionid=351020104

Iran militia raids ‘target homes’
BBC News – UK
Human Rights Watch has accused Iran’s volunteer Basij militia of carrying out night-time raids, destroying property in private homes and beating civilians. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8122263.stm

G8 ministers call for end to Iran violence
Deutsche Welle – Germany
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations have condemned Iran’s crackdown on opposition protests and called for a“democratic …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4434794,
00.html?maca=en-en_nr-1893-xml-atom

Revolutionary Road…: Iran updates…
By saeed valadbaygi
Today at 6pm Tehran time, the people of Kermanshah in Iran have called for a rally to commemorate Neda and for ‘freedom for all. Yesterday, 26 June 2009, hundreds gathered in front of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s embassy in …
shooresh1917.blogspot.com/2009/06/iran-updates.html

Iran’s president lashes out at Obama – Democratic Underground
Iran’s hardline president lashed out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of interference and suggesting that Washington’s stance on Iran’s postelection turmoil could imperil Obama’s aim of …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3942009

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Sweden invades Iran
By Ed Morrissey
Sweden invades Iran. … Sweden invades Iran. posted at 10:15 am on June 27, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly. Call it just a transient taste of irony, along with a surprising venue. …
hotair.com/archives/2009/06/27/sweden-invades-iran/

Iran: In Dire Need of Foreign Enemies “ Justrecently’s Weblog
By justrecently
For a while, a Shi’ite rule similar to Iran’s looked likely, at least to uninitiated news readers like me. And after all, the West did see Saddam Hussein as a bulwark against theocracy all around the Gulf, during the 1980s, didn’t it? …
justrecently.wordpress.com/2009/06/27
/iran-in-dire-need-of-foreign-enemies/

t r u t h o u t | For US Intelligence, Few Clues to Iran Turmoil
“I was the Iran assessments officer during the revolution and produced an assessment which said the shah was finished,” he said. “And my bosses, under the heavy influence of the CIA, changed the assessment to say that the shah was …
www.truthout.org/062609T

Sanctions on Iran wouldn’t work like sanctions on South Africa did …
By mattsteinglass
Reihan Salam argues the US should impose sanctions on Iran and refuse negotiations, rather than negotiating with a post-#iranelections Ahmadinejad regime if it is in US interests (as Daniel Larison suggests), because: …
mattsteinglass.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/sanctions-
on-iran-wouldnt-work-like-sanctions-on-south-africa-did/

The Early Today: Should Israel attack distracted Iran now?
By Chris
Iran is defying the international community and thumbing its nose at President Obama’s proposed dialogue over the nuclear issue. Israeli intelligence is warning it could be a matter of months – not years – before Iran has enough uranium …
earlytodayblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/
should-israel-attack-distracted-iran.html

RealClearPolitics – Politics Nation – Obama And Merkel Talk Iran …
Obama And Merkel Talk Iran, Energy Bill. It’s rare that a foreign leader would weigh in on legislation before Congress, but that’s just what happened as German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered support for progress the United States is …
www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009
/06/obama_and_merkel_talk_iran_ene.html

Iran’s Guardian Council to set up special commission for election …
Iran’s Guardian Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodai said the council will set up a special commission to draft a report on the June 12 presidential election, local ISNA news agency reported yesterday.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=
481529&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Ahmadinejad repledges to fight corruption
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
The president also said that insuring justice in Iran is a prelude to achieving the goal of global justice. “Almost without exception, all nations of the …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99171&sectionid=351020101

Swedish broadcaster SVT says Iran Embassy attacked
The Associated Press
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish broadcaster SVT says the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm is being attacked by demonstrators. The report says about 150 people are …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/AL
eqM5j9ibO-wUz8OHIaKAVt5W19tgGHMgD992EOLG2

LEAD: G-8, Afghan, Pakistani foreign chiefs pledge work on insurgency+
Product Design & Development – Rockaway,NJ,USA Iran was invited to the outreach talks as a crucial neighbor for Afghanistan and Pakistan because of its long borders with both countries, but amid concerns …
www.pddnet.com/news-ap-lead-g-8-afghan
-pakistani-foreign-chiefs-pledge-062709/

Iran: Now the world’s leader in jailing journalists
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
In just the last 13 days since the disputed June 12 election, Iran has become the world’s leading jailer of journalists. A report released Tuesday by the …
opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/06/iran
-jailed-journalists-freedomofspeechelections.html

Iran’s Khamenei may be a casualty in vote crisis
The Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — Just a few weeks ago, they would have been virtually unthinkable acts of defiance in Iran: standing up to the supreme leader, ignoring his …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5iWXJoItex5AiUut11wWSVOQi_ZaAD9911GPO0

Tehran Hard-Liners Seek to Show Their Dominance
Wall Street Journal – USA
By CHIP CUMMINS and MARGARET COKER DUBAI — Hard-liners in Iran consolidated their advantage over protesters and opposition leaders Friday,…
online.wsj.com/article/SB124606972736564303.html

What will become of Iran’s “stiletto revolution” now?
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
One of the more striking features of Iran’s political tumult these past two weeks has been the prominent role of Iranian women in leading the pro-reform …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5651664
/What-will-become-of-Irans-stiletto-revolution-now.html

Iran’s Second Sex
New York Times – United States
By ROGER COHEN Roger Cohen answers readers’ questions about his recent trip to Iran that were asked after a Q & A with Nicholas D. Kristof. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/opinion/27cohen.html?ref=opinion

ANALYSIS-World leaders seek new Iran strategy
Reuters – USA
By Timothy Heritage BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) – World leaders face pressure to find a new policy for dealing with Iran following its disputed presidential …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLQ637547

Iran’s Rezai ready to serve on vote review panel
AFP
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Rezai said on Saturday he was prepared to join a panel on post-election complaints if …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeq
M5gy2Q11Z5bFvh2xxOEeUjaJaxMh8Q

Habitat sorry for Iran Tweeting
BBC News – UK
Furniture store Habitat has apologised for causing offence after accusations it exploited unrest in Iran to drive online Twitter users to its products. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8116869.stm

Iran opposition leader defiant amid pressure to back down
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Defeated challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed on Thursday to resist what he said he was huge pressure to end his campaign to overturn Iran’s …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5iYBqz0OryTbcLZzlm6dAhTeUuEbg

Doctor who tended Neda Soltan breaks his silence
Times Online – UK
The doctor who tended Neda Soltan, the girl whose death on a street in Tehran shocked the world, broke his silence last night after fleeing Iran for the …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6579675.ece

Iran: Protests erupt as election results disputed
The Muslim News – UK
By Leila Taheri Iran has been rocked by several days of protests and allegations of foul play after objections to the election results in which Iranian …
www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=4127

Low-key protests in Iran
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
But the restrained expressions of discontent appeared to be scattered as Iran’s ruling clerics dealt the opposition new setbacks, formally rejecting…
www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/2009
0624_Low-key_protests_in_Iran.html

Iran Adviser Moves To National Security Council
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
The White House officially announced today Dennis Ross, previously Hillary Clinton’s special adviser on Iran, is joining the National Security Council staff …
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/25/pol
itics/politicalhotsheet/entry5114520.shtml

Journalists are Detained as News Restrictions Tighten Iran, Says …
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Hundreds of politicians, journalists, academics, students and human rights defenders have been detained, some briefly, across Iran since the election.…
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=
104&STORY=/www/story/06-26-2009/0005051147&EDATE=

Iranian doctor says militiaman killed protester Neda Soltan
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF An Iranian doctor who claims he tried to save Neda Agha Soltan as the young Iranian protester bled to death on the streets of …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=12459249
32734&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iranian Cleric Calls for ‘Ruthless’ Punishment of Protest Leaders
Washington Post – United States
In a sermon at Tehran University before traditional Friday prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a close associate of Iran’s supreme leader, escalated the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/26/AR2009062600463.html

Amnesty Says Dozens of Journalists in Jail in Iran
Voice of America – USA
A spokesman for the group said the organization assumes Iran’s government is trying to hide evidence of abuse, and further silence any critical voice. …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-26-voa66.cfm

How a Blogger’s News Conference Query Came About
New York Times – United States
As Kate Phillips outlined on The New York Times’s Caucus blog, Mr. Pitney has been writing extensively about the protests in Iran and soliciting questions …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/us/politics/26baker.html?ref=us

G8 seeks common response over Iran
euronews – France
But the crisis in Iran is now set to dominate a gathering of G8 foreign ministers in the Italian city of Trieste. While the talks are likely to deplore the …
www.euronews.net/2009/06/26/g8-seeks-common-response-over-iran/

Possible Runoff Vote, Power Struggle in Iran
Washington Post – United States
There is a possibility, and I am saying a possibility, for a compromise on the election result among the involved parties in Iran in the next couple of days …
voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2009/06/
reports_mps_snub_ahmadinejad_v.html?hpid=topnews

The Islamic Revolution under siege
Jamaica Observer – Kingston,Jamaica
There’s no question about it – in Iran right now, as the American pop singer Bob Dylan puts it, “The times they are a-changin’”. Iranians went to the polls …
www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20090626T210000-0500_154243_OBS_THE_ISLAMIC_REVOLUTION_UNDER_SIEGE.asp

Answering Your Iran Questions – Nicholas D. Kristof Blog – NYTimes.com
By By The Editors
I agree with President Obama’s argument that this is Iran’s revolution, not ours. However, we do have numerous interests in the region, and it is clearly in America’s best interest to incentivize the creation of a free Iran that can act …
kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/answering-your-iran-questions/

Pajamas Media “ No Meddling With Iran … But Oh, Those Settlements!
By P. David Hornik
This week President Obama got tougher with the mullahs — but not by much. He spoke of being appalled and outraged by their brutality, but also of respect.
pajamasmedia.com/blog/no-meddling-
with-iran-but-oh-those-settlements/

Iran’s Case For Interference | A World Without Spin
By awwsboss
UTV News – The curious case of Iran’s Mujahedin. The claims of western interference by the Iranian government have been numerous and at times absurd. …
www.aworldwithoutspin.com/?p=664

Obama: Iran Violence May Endanger Direct Talks — News from …
By Jason Ditz
Though the situation in Iran has calmed considerably over the past few days, President Barack Obama used today as an opportunity to again lash out at the Iranian government for what he called the “outrageous” violence of the past week. …
news.antiwar.com/2009/06/26/obama-post-election-
violence-in-iran-may-harm-possibility-of-direct-diplomacy/

Iran’s crackdown complicates Obama’s push for direct talks | McClatchy
President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday that his hopes for a direct US-Iran dialogue, one of his signature foreign policy initiatives, have been dashed for now by the Iranian government’s violent quashing of protests over the …
www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/70902.html

Iran has a long history of of feminist political action
Houston Chronicle – United States
Neda’s courage and dedication to fight for reform in Iran reflects the millions of other women working to change the current political environment. …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6499968.html

Iran doctor tells of Neda’s death
BBC News – UK
He doubted that he would be able to return to Iran after talking openly about Ms Soltan’s killing. “I was there with some friends because we had heard that …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8119713.stm

Foreign Firms Trading With Iran Face Limits
Wall Street Journal – USA
By SIOBHAN GORMAN and CHRISTOPHER RHOADS WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are seeking to crack down on foreign companies that provide spy technology to Iran with a …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124597329897257219.html

Iran’s Lessons
Washington Post – United States
EACH DAY Iran’s extremist regime offers the world new lessons in its true nature. Yesterday we heard the cynicism of the Guardian Council, which announced …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603986.html

Obama Calls Iran Violence ‘Outrageous’
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News US President Barack Obama has called recent post-election violence against protesters in Iran “outrageous.” He spoke at a joint White House …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-26-voa64.cfm

It’s about Iran, not the US
FOXNews – USA
The White House is staying out of the debate inside Iran about the election, and wants it to stay that way. “There are people in Iran who want to make this …
whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/25/its-about-iran-not-the-us/

Solidarity With Iran
Wall Street Journal – USA
President Obama finally found his voice on Iran this week, saying the world was “appalled and outraged” by the regime’s suppression of peaceful protests. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124605747799763537.html

Michael Jackson & the Media (Hello! What Happened to Iran?)
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
At 7 pm, I expected that the usual news line-up would resume, and I would learn about the latest developments in Iran. It wasn’t happening. …
www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-g-yerman
/michael-jackson-the-media_b_221753.html

‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The timing of the film’s release is apt, for it serves as a metaphor for the current protests in Iran against the long-standing oppressiveness of the …
www.calendarlive.com/movies/la-et-
stoning26-2009jun26,0,7912453.story