Unrest In Iran -- News And Commentary Updates For June 25, 2009

Supporters of Mirhossein Mousavi are pursued by riot police earlier this month. Amnesty International has voiced fears that some of those arrested risked being tortured while in custody. AP

Top Dissident Cleric Warns Iran Over Crackdown -- AFP

TEHRAN (AFP) — Top Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri warned on Thursday that continued suppression of opposition protests could threaten the very basis of the Islamic republic.

"If Iranians cannot talk about their legitimate rights at peaceful gatherings and are instead suppressed, frustrations will build up which could possibly uproot the foundations of the government, no matter how powerful," the cleric said in a statement faxed to AFP.

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More News On Iran

Latest Updates on Iran’s Disputed Election -- The Lede/New York Times
Iran opposition delays rally after crackdown -- CNN
Iran's Ahmadinejad compares Obama to Bush -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Ahmadinejad fires warning shot at Obama as Mousavi backs Iran protesters -- Times Online
Ahmadinejad Assails Obama as Opposition Urges Defiance -- New York Times
Protest Met With Force Near Iran's Parliament -- Washington Post
Police, Protesters Clash Near Iran's Parliament -- Voice of America
Division Deals Blow to Iran's Opposition -- Wall Street Journal
Iran arrests 70 professors after meeting with opposition leader -- L.A. Times
Hope Fades but Anger Is Alive as Iran's Rulers Crack Down -- Washington Post
'Severe curbs' on Iran's Mousavi -- BBC
Now Mousavi's family feels force of crackdown -- The Independent
Iran reform leader says pressure to drop challenge -- Yahoo News/AP
Saeed Mortazavi: butcher of the press - and torturer of Tehran? -- Times Online
Iran protesters alter tactics to avoid death -- Washington Times
'Wailing of wolves' in Iran as cries of Allahu akbar ring from roofs -- Times Online
Ahmadinejad Reaps Benefits of Stacking Key Iran Agencies With His Allies -- New York Times
Iran supreme leader's son seen as power broker with big ambitions -- L.A. Times
Arab States Aligned With U.S. Savor Turmoil in Iran -- New York Times
Arab countries: Is Iran's unrest an opportunity or a threat? -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran Parliament Crackdown! Bloody Sniper Video! Frantic Callers! -- American Power

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Can the U.S. Deal With a Divided Iran? -- Joe Klein, Time
Iran's Revolution Not Quite Over Yet -- Ramin Ahmadi, Forbes
Iran Democrats Need Full Support -- Garry Kasparov, Wall Street Journal
Why Iran Is Obsessed with the British -- Ali Ansari, The Times
From Iman to Dictator -- Asim Siddiqui, The Guardian
Q+A-What might happen next in Iran? -- Reuters
The Sounds of Silence on Iran -- Mona Eltahawy, Washington Post
Iran 2.0 -- Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal