Unrest In Iran -- News Updates For June 16, 2009

Limited Recount Possible In Iran's Disputed Vote
-- Yahoo News/AP

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's powerful Guardian Council is ready to recount specific ballot boxes in last week's disputed presidential elections, a council spokesman said Tuesday, another twist in an election that has touched off widespread protests.

State television quoted Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei as saying that the recount would be limited to voting sites where candidates claim irregularities took place. It was not clear which or how many voting sites would be affected.

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Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters near the iconic Freedom monument in Tehran

More News On The Unrest In Iran

Iran ready for vote recount after protests turn deadly -- Yahoo News/AFP
Iran to Recount Some Votes -- Wall Street Journal
Iran 'to hold election recount' -- BBC
Iran Election Authority Agrees to Recount -- Time Magazine
Iran recount ordered as rival rallies are planned after bloodshed in Tehran -- Times Online
Iran to hold election recount in wake of protests -- The Telegraph
Iran to recount SOME votes in presidential election after seven die in violent mass protests against Ahmadinejad's 'victory' -- The Daily Mail
Iran to recount ballots as uprising turns bloody -- The Guardian
Claims of student massacre in Tehran spread -- The Independent
Hardliners open fire on defiant protesters as tension grips Tehran -- Times Online
Crowds flock to the streets of Tehran to protest at election result -- Times Online
In Tehran, a Rallying Cry: 'We Are the People of Iran' -- Yahoo News/Time Magazine
A Massive Crowd Defies Ban in Iran -- Washington Post
Iranians Take to the Streets to Protest Elections -- Voice of America
Iran protest biggest since revolution -- Washington Times
Hundreds of thousands in Iran protest vote result -- L.A. Times
Obama 'Troubled' by Post-Election Turmoil in Iran -- Voice of America
Activists Launch Hack Attacks on Tehran Regime -- The Danger Room
Iran's Lesson: Even in a Tainted Election, Voting Still Matters -- Time Magazine
ANALYSIS: Iran regime likely shaken for good -- Washington Times
Iran Election Dispute Plays Out Online -- Washington Post
High resolution photos from Iran -- Boston.com
Follow The Developments In Iran Like A CIA Analyst -- The Atlantic
‘We Are Accessing Open Proxies’ -- Washington Independent
Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors -- Times Online
Iran’s Tweets: Windows into Protests - or Digital Mirrors? -- The Danger Room
News Updates From The Spirit of Man

COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

Democracy Could Still Win in Iran -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
Iran on a Razor's Edge -- Roger Cohen, New York Times
Obama Should Stand Up for Democracy -- Jonah Goldberg, LA Times
Ahmadinejad Gets the Best of Obama? -- Bahukutumbi Raman, Forbes
Iran's Enemies Are Circling -- Syed Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times
Iran Was Never a True Democracy -- Der Spiegel editorial
The Twitter Revolution in Iran -- Washington Times editorial
Khamenei's Military Coup -- Mehdi Khalaji, Washington Post
5 Reasons to Suspect Iran's Election -- Simon Robinson, Time
Don't Call it an Election in Iran -- Christopher Hitchens, Slate
Ahmadinejad's Victory Was Legitimate -- K. Ballen & P. Doherty, WaPo
Is Iran's Election America's Problem? -- Matthew Yglesias, American Prospect
Iran Has Clarified Its Beligerence for the World -- Amir Taheri, WSJ