Daily Mirror: More than 300 people have died in the Iranian riots which have swept the country since June, MPs were told yesterday.
MPs told over 300 people have been killed in Iran riots
Clinton outlines how U.S. may deal with nuclear Iran
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared Wednesday to sketch out how the United States might cope with a nuclear Iran — by arming its neighbors and extending a "defense umbrella" over the region.
Political instability adds to business risk in Iran
The Times: Iran became the number one country in terms of risk concern for business last month, after the disputed re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led to violent protests and fears of political meltdown.
Iran police detain many Tehran protesters -witness
Reuters: Iranian riot police detained dozens of pro-reform protesters in central Tehran on Tuesday, a witness said.
US lawmakers press Obama on Iran
AFP: US lawmakers on Monday stepped up pressure on President Barack Obama to ready tough new economic sanctions on Iran in the event Tehran fails to freeze its suspect nuclear program by late 2009.
Iran supreme leader warns opposition to back down
AP: Iran's supreme leader issued a tough warning Monday to the opposition to back down after a pro-reform former president called for a referendum on the government's legitimacy, a sign of the movement's growing boldness in challenging the country's clerical rulers.
Iran’s controversial new VP denies quitting
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial choice for vice president on Monday denied reports he has quit, despite his appointment ruffling feathers even among hardliners.
Iran reformers urge referendum to end vote crisis
AFP: Iranian reformers, including former president Mohammad Khatami, called on Monday for a referendum to resolve the crisis that has gripped the country since last month's disputed presidential election.
Thirty-six army officers arrested in Iran over protest plan
The Guardian: The Iranian army has arrested 36 officers who planned to attend last week's Friday prayer sermon by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani in their military uniforms as an act of political defiance, according to Farsi-language websites.
Iranian critic quotes Khomeini principles
New York Times: During his decades in Iranian politics, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been praised as a pragmatist, criticized as spineless, accused of corruption and dismissed as a has-been.
