Protesters, one holding a picture of the presidential candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi, filled Tehran again on Wednesday. Getty ImagesMousavi Calls Iran Rally To Mourn Dead Protesters -- Yahoo News/AP
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi called his supporters into the streets of Tehran Thursday for a fourth day of protests and urged them to dress in black to mourn those killed in violent clashes over the disputed presidential election.
The call for opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to rally again was in open defiance of the country's supreme leader, who has urged the nation to unite behind the Islamic state.
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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 Unrest In Iran
Iran opposition readies day of mourning -- Yahoo News/AFP
Call for day of mourning in Iran -- BBC
Iranian protesters don black to mourn dead -- UPI
Iran council to meet candidates on vote complaints -- Reuters
Iran elections: Guardian council to examine vote-rigging claims -- The Guardian
Thousands of Iranians march in defiance as death toll reaches 32 -- Yahoo News/McClatchy
Human Rights Groups: Prominent Reformists Seized in Iran Crackdown -- FOX News
Now the poor turn against President Ahmadinejad -- Bild
Body armour, motorbikes and metal bars – Iran's many security forces -- The Guardian
Iran protesters find support in L.A. media outlets -- Yahoo News/Reuters
An Insider Turned Agitator Is the Face of Iran’s Opposition -- New York Times
How Likely Is A Mousavi Presidency? -- The Atlantic
Profile: Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iran's presidential challenger -- The Telegraph
Venezuela's Chavez backs Ahmadinejad amid Iranian protests -- Miami Herald/AP
Clinton: U.S. intent on direct talks with Iran -- USA Today
Noted Iranian Activist Kianoosh Sanjari: "The People of Iran Will Not Forgive Obama For Siding With the Regime" (Audio-Video) -- Gateway Pundit
Farkash: Street protests beginning of end for Iran -- Jerusalem Post
Iranian Jews in Israel not optimistic -- Jerusalem Post
10 Days in Tehran: What I Saw At the Iranian Revolution -- Time Magazine
COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS ON THE UNREST IN IRAN
Four Ways Iran's Protests Can End -- Tony Karon, Time
Obama Must Ignore Ahmadinejad -- Nader Mousavizadeh, Washington Post
Ignore All Iran Experts -- Charles Kurzman, Foreign Policy
Iran Elections Make Nuclear Talks Harder -- Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
Obama's Policy Favors the Mullahs -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
President Obama's Iran Critics Are Wrong -- Sen. John Kerry, NY Times
What I Saw at the Iranian Revolution -- Joe Klein, Time
Events in Iran Catch President Obama Flat-Footed -- James Taranto, WSJ
Don't Pin Hopes on Change in Iran -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian
If Ahmadinejad is Viewed as a Liability -- Roger Cohen, New York Times
Hunting for Voter Fraud in Iran -- Jordan Ellenberg, Slate
Iran's Generational Fissure -- Ramin Jahanbegloo, Los Angeles Times
We Mustn't Interfere in Iran -- Adrian Hamilton, The Independent
The Power of Iran's People -- Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian
Iran's Blame Game -- Los Angeles Times editorial
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