In this image issued by the government run Iranian Students News Agency, thousands of people attend a state-organised rally in a square in central Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Thousands of people waving Iranian flags and pictures of the supreme leader massed Tuesday at a rally organized by Iran's clerical regime but the government barred foreign media from covering the rally. (AP Photo/ISNA, Saman Aghvami)Iranian Opposition Head Calls For Rally Thursday -- Yahoo News/AP
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi issued a direct challenge to the country's supreme leader and cleric-led system Wednesday, calling for a mass rally to protest disputed election results and violence against his followers.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had said the night before that Mousavi should pursue his demands through the country's electoral system and Iranians must unite behind their Islamic government, an extraordinary appeal in response to tensions over the presidential vote. But Mousavi appears to have no intention of backing down.
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WNU Editor's Favorite Sites On The Iranian Crisis
The Daily Dish is Live-Tweeting what is happening in Iran. The link to read news updates is HERE.
The Lede/New York Times is providing excellent news updates. That link is HERE.
The Daily Dish Blog is also providing news reports and analysis on what is happening in Iran. That link is HERE.
Michael J. Totten's comments are excellent. That link is HERE.
More News On The Crisis In Iran
Opposition eyes new Iran rally as crackdown worsens -- Yahoo News/AFP
New protests over Iran elections -- BBC
Mousavi calls day of mourning for Iran dead -- Reuters
Iran's Mousavi calls for Thursday mourning rally -- China View
Live: confusion and fear in Iran -- Times Online
Iranian Reformist Movements Planning More Protests -- Voice of America
Iranian opposition head calls for rally Thursday -- AP
Recount Set as Iran Seethes -- Wall Street Journal
Recount Offer Fails to Quell Political Tumult in Iran -- New York Times
Bracing for New Protests, Iran Issues Media Warning -- New York Times
Amid Impasse, Rivals Rally in Iran -- Washington Post.
Iran's senior ayatollah slams election, confirming split -- McClatchy News
Challenger Mousavi Has Conservative Past -- Wall Street Journal
Was Iran's election rigged? Here's what is known so far. -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran’s Latest Protests Seen as the Toughest to Stop -- New York Times
Iran on the brink? -- Al Jazeera
Obama Reaction to Iran Protests Stirs Debate -- Washington Times
Iran Election Poses Dilemma for Obama Administration -- Voice of America
US Steps Gingerly Into Tumult in Iran -- New York Times
COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS ON THE IRANIAN CRISIS
How Do We Interpret Iran's Election? -- Bernard-Henri Levy, New Republic
Obama Tries to Stabilize Iran -- Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
Iran on a Razor's Edge -- Roger Cohen, New York Times
Don't Assume Ahmadinejad Really Lost --- Robert Baer, Time
Will Tiananmen Be Obama's Tehran Roadmap? -- David Paul Kuhn, RCP
Iranians Just Want Freedom, Fancy That -- Daniel Finkelstein, The Times
Why Obama Is Keeping Quiet -- John Dickerson, Slate
Iran's Election Opens Generational Fissure -- Ramin Jahanbegloo, Los Angeles Times opinion
Iran Plays the Blame Game -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Supreme Leader and Iran Election -- Meir Javedanfar, Ctr for Am. Progress
Stand for Iranian Freedom -- Washington Times editorial
Tehran Drama -- Washington Post editorial
Obama's Iran Abdication -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Iran's Hollow Democracy -- The Times
Iranian Clerics Caught in a Bind -- Financial Times
More News On The Impact Of The Internet On The New Iranian Revolution
UPDATE 2-Mousavi supporters rally support on Twitter -- Reuters
Social Networks Spread Defiance Online -- New York Times
Mideast Hanging On Every Text And Tweet From Iran -- L.A. Times
Attempted Iran media clampdown meets Internet age -- AP
More on Twitter and protests in Tehran -- Foreign Policy
Officials: Social networking providing crucial info from Iran -- CNN
US asks Twitter to maintain service after Iran vote: official -- AFP
Report: State Dept. urged Twitter to reschedule maintenance -- CNET News
Officials: Twitter stayed online for Iran chaos -- AP
Twitter becomes a lifeline to an Iran in turmoil -- Computerworld
Web Attacks Expand in Iran’s Cyber Battle (Updated Again) -- Danger Room
Iran's Revolution Will Be Twittered (and Blogged and YouTubed and...) -- Huffington Post
Iran Reporting = MSM Fail? -- Danger Room
Iran Cracks Down on Internet Use, Foreign Media -- Wall Street Journal
Innocent Googling? No Such Thing in Tehran -- New York Times
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