Green Energy
The "Non-Story" of the 21st Century rolls on and on.
- Gibbs Waffles
from Her Royal Whyness Reuters: White House reverses statement on Iran election Wed Aug 5, 2009 11:34am EDT (Reuters) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday said he had misspoken in calling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran's elected leader and...
- Khatami Says Rioters Should Be Executed
From Reuters:TEHRAN (Reuters) – A hardline Iranian cleric called on Friday for the execution of leading "rioters" to teach a lesson to the thousands who have protested against the June 12 presidential election result.(EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and...
- Iran Updates
From Atlas Shrugs: 1:06: There's been a lot of speculation that former President Hashemi Rafsanjani is very much a player behind the scenes............. in support of the revolution. Must be some truth to it. They arrested his daughter Daughter of...
- Dueling Rallies In Iran As Partial Recount Looms
MSNBC: Dueling rallies in Iran as partial recount looms Obama expresses 'deep concerns' over vote; independent media banned updated 12:48 p.m. ET, Tues., June 16, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Islamic leadership agreed to conduct a limited recount...
- Report: Shots Fired At Pro-mousavi Rally In Tehran
Haaretz: Report: Shots fired at pro-Mousavi rally in Tehran By Reuters Iranian state television said shots were fired during a mass rally in support of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran on Monday and that people were running...
Green Energy
Iran Says There Will Be No Annulment of Election - Bans Foreign Journalists From Leaving Their Offices
The "Non-Story" of the 21st Century rolls on and on.
From Reuters:
Iran rules out annulment, Tehran crowds gatherBy Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl Parisa Hafezi And Fredrik Dahl – 22 mins ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran's top legislative body on Tuesday ruled out annulling a disputed presidential poll that has prompted the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution, but said it was prepared for a partial recount.
(Editors' note: Reuters coverage is now subject to an Iranian ban on foreign media leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.)
In what appeared to be a first concession by authorities to the protest movement, the 12-man Guardian Council said it was ready to re-tally votes in the poll, in which hardlinePresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the runaway winner.
But the powerful Council rejected reformist calls to annul Friday's election, which set off swift-moving political turmoil, riveting attention on the world's fifth-biggest oil exporter.
And Ahmadinejad's supporters appeared to have denied the opposition the chance to keep up the momentum of mass street protests by mobilizing thousands of demonstrators in central Tehran where Mirhossein Mousavi's supporters had planned to gather again.
State television said the "main agents" in post-election unrest had been arrested with explosives and guns.
U.S. President Barack Obama, who has sought to engage Iran and asked its leadership to "unclench its fist," said he was deeply troubled by the post-election violence, and that protesters who had taken to the streets had inspired the world.
FOREIGN JOURNALISTS BANNED
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- Gibbs Waffles
from Her Royal Whyness Reuters: White House reverses statement on Iran election Wed Aug 5, 2009 11:34am EDT (Reuters) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday said he had misspoken in calling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran's elected leader and...
- Khatami Says Rioters Should Be Executed
From Reuters:TEHRAN (Reuters) – A hardline Iranian cleric called on Friday for the execution of leading "rioters" to teach a lesson to the thousands who have protested against the June 12 presidential election result.(EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and...
- Iran Updates
From Atlas Shrugs: 1:06: There's been a lot of speculation that former President Hashemi Rafsanjani is very much a player behind the scenes............. in support of the revolution. Must be some truth to it. They arrested his daughter Daughter of...
- Dueling Rallies In Iran As Partial Recount Looms
MSNBC: Dueling rallies in Iran as partial recount looms Obama expresses 'deep concerns' over vote; independent media banned updated 12:48 p.m. ET, Tues., June 16, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Islamic leadership agreed to conduct a limited recount...
- Report: Shots Fired At Pro-mousavi Rally In Tehran
Haaretz: Report: Shots fired at pro-Mousavi rally in Tehran By Reuters Iranian state television said shots were fired during a mass rally in support of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran on Monday and that people were running...