Obama sent letter to Iran leader before election, sources say (CNN)
U.S. President Obama sent a direct message to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei weeks before this month’s disputed election, Iranian sources said Wednesday.
Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result (TVNZ)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared a disputed election result would stand, despite street protests that Iranian officials say Britain and the United States have incited
Fresh Clashes In Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei Says He Will Not Yield (Free Internet Press)
Hundreds of protesters clashed with waves of riot police and paramilitary militia in Tehran on Wednesday, witnesses said, as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted that the authorities would not yield to pressure from opponents demanding a new election following allegations of electoral fraud.
Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Wednesday he would not budge in response to protests over a disputed election that has sparked the biggest street demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Wednesday he would not budge in response to protests over a disputed election that has sparked the biggest street demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iranian Nobel winner urges EU, UN to send special envoys to Tehran (EARTHtimes.org)
Brussels – Iranian dissident and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi urged the United Nations and the European Union to send special envoys to Iran in a bid to stop the government’s violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators. I appeal to the people in wo…
GOP Pushes Amendment to Pressure Iran by Targeting Gasoline Provider – Yahoo News
A Republican effort Tuesday to cut off U.S. loans to some companies doing business with Iran will bring Congress deeper into the fray over the U.S. response to the Iranian elections. The amendment to the draft fiscal 2010 State and foreign operations …
Report: Foreign nationals arrested in Iran (UPI)
TEHRAN, June 24 (UPI) — The Iranian government stepped up its claims that foreign governments were behind Iran’s recent turmoil, saying several foreign nationals were arrested.
In Tehran, growing brutality undermines prospect for Iran-US dialogue (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Iranian security forces brutally attacked protesters in Tehran again on Wednesday, as Iran’s supreme leader vowed not to compromise on the disputed June 12 reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result (The Star)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that a disputed election result would stand, despite street protests that Iranian officials say Britain and the United States have incited.
Support Grows In Congress for Iran Sanctions – Forward
Like Israel, pro-Israel activists in Washington have avoided taking sides on Iran’s internal issues. But even before Iran’s June 12 election, they were pushing hard for legislation that would impose tough measures against Tehran. And the unrest …
Fresh Clashes in Tehran as Cleric Says Iran Will Not Yield (New York Times)
Hundreds of protesters clashed with waves of security forces in Tehran, witnesses said, as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would not yield to pressure over the disputed election.
Iran police swiftly crush protest – WHDH-TV
A flood of security forces using tear gas and clubs quickly overwhelmed a small group of rock-throwing protesters near Iran’s parliament Wednesday, and the country’s supreme leader said the outcome of the disputed presidential election will stand …
Khamenei vows no reversal of Iran results (The Malaysian Insider)
TEHRAN, June 24 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed today he would not budge in response to protests over a disputed election that has sparked the biggest street demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic revolution. “I had insisted and will insist on implementing the law on the election issue … neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost,” Khamenei …
