Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 23 – Shops remained closed throughout the day on Tuesday in cities in the western Iranian province of Kurdistan, Iran Focus has learnt.

Reuters: Britain is expelling two Iranian diplomats after Iran forced two British diplomats to leave, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.

Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana condemned on Tuesday violence that followed elections in Iran and said he was concerned about the situation.

AFP: US President Barack Obama Tuesday stepped up criticism of Iran's regime, saying he "strongly condemned" its crackdown on street protests but denying he was interfering in the deepening crisis.

Reuters: A Greek journalist covering Iran's disputed presidential election for the Washington Times has been arrested on charges of "illegal activities," a friend told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters: Sweden on Tuesday summoned Iran's ambassador and conveyed its concern over violence in the wake of last week's elections, a foreign ministry official said.

UPI: Iran resumed gas shipments to Turkey through a 1,600-mile pipeline following maintenance to repair cracks in the line.

Reuters: Iran's oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari was likely to keep his job in any new cabinet formed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian industry sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters: Iran accused U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday of interfering in its state affairs in his comments about the Islamic Republic's disputed June 12 election, the ISNA news agency reported.