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Iran Reports – June 21, 2009

Iran raises death toll in clashes to at least 20
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31469914/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
— In Tehran, an eerie calm as death toll jumps to 19
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election

(Iran) Mousavi protestors defy tear gas in Tehran
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6544234.ece

(Iran) CNN Coverage
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/iran.elections/

(Iran) ‘Neda’ becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.woman.twitter/index.html
— “Like most of the information coming out of Tehran, it is impossible to verify her name,
Neda, or the circumstances of her apparent death, captured close-up on a bystander’s camera.”
— “CNN ran a pixilated version of the video, which was posted on YouTube. It shows a woman
in jeans and white sneakers collapsed on the street, as the person with the camera — most likely
from a cell phone — runs toward her and focuses on her face.”

(Iran) Neda Video on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBiUaFKyPw8

Iran police clash with defiant protestors
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5667868/iran-police-clash-with-defiant-protestors/

Iran blames “terrorists” for violence
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55F54520090621

(Iran) Top cleric Rafsanjani may be playing role in Iran unrest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31465879/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

(Iran) Rafsanjani’s daughter arrested in Iran
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rafsanjanis-daughter-arrested-in-Iran/articleshow/4683868.cms
— Five members of Rafsanjani’s family arrested
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008731&Language=en

(Iran) Tehran protest diary: an angry Muslim mother reports from inside Iran
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5588307/Tehran-protest-diary-an-angry-Muslim-mother-reports-from-inside-Iran.html

(Iran) Daily Telegraph: “Iran election: how a week of protest has changed Islamic state for ever”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5588733/Iran-election-how-a-week-of-protest-has-changed-Islamic-state-for-ever.html
— Timeline: The week of protest that shook Iran’s clerical regime
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5588578/Timeline-The-week-of-protest-that-shook-Irans-clerical-regime.html

(Iran) Bomb kills two at Khomeini shrine: Iran TV
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE55J1DY20090620
— Suicide bomber attacks Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s shrine in Iran
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Suicide-bomber-attacks-Ayatollah-Ruhollah-Khomeinis-shrine-in-Iran/articleshow/4681583.cms

(Iran) Rift grows among Iranian leaders
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.election/index.html

Iranian rally organizer backs down amid police warnings
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Iranian-rally-organiser-backs-down-amid-police-warnings/articleshow/4679568.cms

Iran’s Khamenei throws down hard line with protesters
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0619/p06s13-wome.html

(Iran) Thousands Gather in France to Support Iranian Protesters
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527883,00.html
Iran Rebukes U.S., Britain for Meddling in Election Affairs
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528010,00.html

(U.S.) White House Welcomes US Congress Condemnation of Iran Violence
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-19-voa52.cfm
— U.S. House votes overwhelmingly for Iranian resolution
—- only Rep. Ron Paul votes against it
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/iran.us.congress/index.html?iref=newssearch

(U.S.) Obama to Iran’s leaders: Stop ‘unjust’ actions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31467080/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/20/republicans-pressure-obama-support-iranian-protesters/

(Iran) BBC correspondent ordered to leave Iran
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/BBC-correspondent-ordered-to-leave-Iran-/articleshow/4684149.cms

Walid Phares: “Iran – The Uprising Is On and There’s No Turning Back”
http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/20/phares_walid_iran_uprising/