Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a speech in Iranian parliament.Landov / REUTERS
Iran's Crisis: The Opposition Weighs Its Options -- Time Magazine
Iran's political crisis would end pretty quickly if the opposition went toe-to-toe with the security forces — and no matter how courageous and determined the demonstrators, the likelihood of them toppling the regime on the streets right now is pretty remote. Although at least 17 and perhaps many more opposition supporters have been killed and hundreds have been arrested, the regime has used only a fraction of its capacity for violent suppression, and its security forces show no sign of wavering or splintering. The authorities have warned that defiance of bans on demonstration will no longer be tolerated, and reports out of Iran Tuesday suggested that the regime may be moving to arrest opposition presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The days following the election saw more than a million people protesting in Tehran, but by Saturday that number had reportedly been reduced to 3,000, and on Monday just 1,000 were said to have made it to the demonstration. But the dwindling crowds on the streets doesn't mean the opposition is beaten.
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New protest planned outside Iran parliament -- AP
Obama Rips Iran in Tactical Shift -- Wall Street Journal
Obama: 'Appalled, Outraged' by Iran Violence -- Voice of America
For Obama, a careful 'outrage' at Iran -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama Sharpens Criticism Of Iran -- Washington Post
Obama hopeful on Iran but preparing for setback -- AP
Obama Condemns Iran’s Iron Fist Against Protests -- New York Times
Iran Unrest Reveals Split In U.S. on Its Role Abroad -- Washington Post
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. contacted Iran's ayatollah before election -- Washington Times
Crackdowns on Protesters Drape Tehran in Silence -- New York Times
Western Journalists Among Reporters Detained in Iran -- Washington Post
Iran arrests foreign nationals in connection with protests -- CNN
Iranian hard-liners attempt to shut down opposition movement -- McClatchy News
Iran Vows To Make Example of Arrestees -- Washington Post
Iranian Forces Attacking Protesters Are Terrorist Leaders Abroad -- FOX News
Theocracy of thugs -- National Post
How Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, sees the world -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran's supreme strategy: Why is Ahmadinejad the chosen one? -- Christian Science Monitor
Experts Debate Effect of Iranian Protests on Nuclear Policy -- Global Security Newswire
Neda's death on a Tehran street creates Internet icon -- Washington Times
Battle for Iran is online as much as on the streets -- Christian Science Monitor
From new media, a new portrait of Iran emerges -- L.A. Times
The government announced on Tuesday its intention to certify the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center. Alireza Sotakbar/Iranian Students News Agency, via Associated PressOpinions, Commentaries, And Analysis on Iran
Their Name Is Basij -- Wall Street Journal
Mark Davis: Why Iranian protests paralyze Obama -- Dallas News
Obama plays Goldilocks on Iran -- Roger Simon, Politico
Iran's Struggle, and Ours -- Robert D. Kaplan, Washington Post
The Followers of Neda -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Green Revolution(s) -- Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times
Iran's Regime Will Never Be the Same -- Edward Luttwak, Wall Street Journal
The Iran crisis moves closer to home -- Melanie Phillips, The Spectator
Ayatollah to Obama: Don't Tell Me What to Do with My Fist -- Andy Borowitz, Huffington Post
Neda and Obama -- Washington Times Editorial
Neda's Legacy -- Washington Post editorial
A Shift on Iran -- Washington Post editorial
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