Friday, June 19, 2009

Unrest In Iran -- News And Commentary Updates For June 19, 2009

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives his Friday prayer sermon at Tehran University Photo: REUTERS

Supreme Leader: Iran Vote Was "Definitive Victory" -- Yahoo News/AP

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's supreme leader said Friday that there was "definitive victory" and no rigging in disputed presidential elections, offering no concession to protesters demanding the vote be canceled and held again.

In his first public address since demonstrators flooded the streets, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said protests should cease and the opposition must pursue its complaints within the confines of the cleric-led ruling system.

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Iranian vigilantes known as Basijis entered Tehran University on Sunday where students were protesting the election. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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

Full Coverage On Iran -- Yahoo News
Full Coverage On Iran -- McClatchy News
Full Coverage On Iran -- CNN News
Iran's Supreme Leader Praises Vote Results -- Wall Street Journal
Iran crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei backs disputed election result -- Times Online
Iran Supreme Leader Blasts 'Enemies,' Says Vote Was 'Definitive Victory' -- FOX News
Supreme Leader Calls Iran Election Fair -- New York Times
Ayatollah backs election result -- BBC
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in address at Friday prayers -- The Telegraph
Hundreds of thousands stage somber rally in Iran -- Yahoo News/AP
Masses mourn protesters in Iran -- BBC
Opposition March Mourns Iranians Killed in Protests -- Washington Post
In pictures: Iran 'mourning' march -- BBC
Iran protesters pour onto Ahmadinejad's home turf -- L.A. Times
Shadowy Iranian Vigilantes Vow Bolder Action -- New York Times
Iran Leader's Top Aide Warns U.S. on Meddling -- Washington Post

COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

What's Happening in Iran is For Real -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
'The Fear Is Gone' -- Voices from Iran, Wall Street Journal opinion
Fragile at the Core -- David Brooks, New York Times
How Mir Hossein Mousavi trapped the Supreme Leader -- Times Online
'No Comment' Is Not an Option -- Paul Wolfowitz, Washington Post
Is Iran Ripe for Revolution? -- Daniel Byman, Slate
Confrontation Builds With No Clear Way Out -- Fathi & Slackman, NYT
Obama Clueless on Iran -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Several Scenarios, Not All Bright, Could Result From Iran's Tumult -- Gerald F. Seib, Wall Street Journal
Can Iran's Top Clerics Defuse the Crisis? -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Stealing Iran's Village Vote -- Eric Hooglund, International Herald Tribune
Iran Has Had Enough of Mullahs -- Afshin Ellian, Wall Street Journal
Why Obama Can't Go Easy on Iran -- Ben Domenech, The New Ledger
Iran's Tempest in a Tea Cup -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Does Iran’s political crisis stem from a financial crisis? -- Small Wars Journal
Can Iran's top clerics defuse the crisis? -- Christian Science Monitor

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