Unrest In Iran -- News And Commentary Updates For June 23, 2009

Supporters of Mir Hussein Moussavi, the main opposition candidate, rallied last week in Tehran. Newsha Tavakolian/Polaris, for The New York Times

Iran's Top Electoral Body Rules Out Vote Annulment -- Yahoo News/AP

CAIRO – Iran's top electoral body said Tuesday it found "no major fraud" and will not annul the results of the presidential election, closing the door to a do-over sought by angry opposition supporters alleging systematic vote-rigging.

Iranian government officials have repeatedly suggested that a revote is extremely unlikely. However, Tuesday's announcement by Iran's top electoral body, the Guardian Council, was the clearest yet in ruling out a new election.

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WNU'S Favorite Sites That Are Covering The Unrest In Iran

The Lede/New York Times is providing excellent news updates. That link is HERE.

The Huffington Post is Live Blogging the unrest in Iran. That link is Here.

The Daily Dish Blog is providing news reports and analysis on what is happening in Iran. That link is HERE.

Full Coverage On Iran -- Yahoo News (AP/AFP/Reuters/Time/McClatchy)
Full Coverage On Iran -- McClatchy News
Full Coverage On Iran -- CNN News
BBC has extensive coverage of the rioting and protests here.

More News On Iran

Top Clerical Council in Iran Rejects Plea to Annul Vote -- New York Times
Iran's Guardian Council Rules Out New Vote -- Wall Street Journal
Iran authorities say disputed vote count will stand -- L.A. Times
Iran rules out scrapping vote as world alarm mounts -- Yahoo News/AFP
Iran elections: Guardian Council says there will be no rerun -- The Telegraph
Iran on collision course as election re-run ruled out -- Times Online
International Criticism of Iranian Government Actions Grows -- Voice of America
Iran elections: Ahmadinejad to be sworn in as president by August -- The Guardian
Iranian Legislative Panel Hints At Legal Action Against Mousavi -- Washington Post
Iran says courts will teach protesters a lesson -- Yahoo News/Reuters
We'll crush dissent, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn -- The Australian
Layers of Armed Forces Wielding Power of Law -- New York Times
Protests in Iran Diminish Amid Security Crackdown -- Wall Street Journal
Iranian Authorities Break Up Protest in Tehran -- Voice of America
Police break up new Tehran rally -- BBC
Iran's Karoubi calls for nationwide mourning ceremonies -- Reuters
Iran in crisis: live -- The Guardian
In Iran Crisis, Paris Exile Group Plays Disputed Role -- Time Magazine
Web Pries Lid of Censorship by Iranian Government -- New York Times
U.S. Scrambles for Information on Iran -- New York Times
State Television Becomes a Focus for Iranian Anger -- Time Magazine
Was Iran’s election stolen? New study makes a convincing case -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran being undercut on nukes, U.S. says -- Washington Times
In a Death Seen Around the World, a Symbol of Iranian Protests -- New York Times
Woman's Slaying In Protests Creates An Opposition Icon -- Washington Post
Video clip of student's last breath makes her martyr of Tehran -- Times Online
Viewpoints: What next for Iran? -- BBC

Opinions, Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials

Tehran Makes Syria and Hezbollah Nervous -- Andrew Lee Butters, Time
Iran's Leaders Will Always Blame the West -- Christopher Hitchens, Slate
President Cool Plays It Right on Iran -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Obama Has Abandoned Democracy -- Joshua Muravchik, Commentary Mag.
Iran's Intifada Must Organize and Resist -- Robert Fisk, The Independent
Check-List for an Iranian Revolution -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
What Arab World Is and Isn't Saying on Iran -- J. Delap & R. Greene, TNR
Why Europe Is Talking Tougher than Obama on Iran -- Time Magazine
What Iraq Can Teach Iran -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
The U.S. must be a quiet ally to Iran's protesters -- L.A. Times editorial
Neda and Obama -- Washington Times editorial
Clerics in Command -- The Australian editorial