Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Rivals hold rallies amid talk of vote recount

Rivals hold rallies amid talk of vote recount: "As the authorities imposed a clampdown on foreign media, the country’s election watchdog said it was ready to order a vote recount in the election that returned Ahmadinejad to power amid opposition claims of vote-rigging."
DAWN.COM

Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests

Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests : "Despite the authorities' readiness for a partial recount, Mousavi's backers plan a fifth day of demonstrations since Friday's poll in which hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was officially declared to have won a resounding victory."
Reuters

Oil price breaches $ 71 per barrel

Oil price breaches $ 71 per barrel : "LONDON: New York oil prices breached 71 dollars on Wednesday, ahead of the latest update on US energy stockpiles, as traders monitored political
tensions in major crude producer Iran."
The Times of India

Haaretz (Israeli newspaper) Quote:

Haaretz (Israeli newspaper) Quote: "The scenes from Tehran are beginning to remind us of the tumultuous period leading to the fall of the Shah over three decades ago. Yet it is still too early to eulogize the Ayatollah's regime. Who better than clergymen to understand the structure and the history of revolutions"
Haaretz

Haaretz Quote:

Haaretz Quote: "Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday called on the international community to swiftly act in preventing the Tehran regime from advancing its nuclear program"
Haaretz