Daily Telegraph: Iran's harsh condemnation of Western meddling in its election has triggered an alert over a new wave of international terrorism after the regime backed a dramatic expansion of the network operated by Lebanon's Hizbollah movement.
Iran election: Tehran backs Hizbollah operations around world
Indian firms plan $5 bln Iran LNG project -report
Reuters: A consortium of Indian companies plans to spend around $5 billion to develop an offshore gas field in Iran and ship the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, Iranian news channel Press TV said on Friday.
G8 to Iran: end violence, reflect will of people
AP: Group of Eight foreign ministers criticized Iran's postelection violence, and urged its ruling clergy on Friday to ensure the outcome of the disputed ballot reflects the will of the Iranian people.
G8 foreign ministers deplore Iran violence
UPI: The Group of Eight foreign ministers harshly condemned post-election violence in Iran, urging Tehran to ensure that the outcome of the disputed presidential election reflects the will of the people.
Iranian cleric urges executing some protesters
AP: A senior cleric on Friday urged Iran's protest leaders to be punished "without mercy" and said some should face execution — harsh calls that signal a nasty new turn in the regime's crackdown on demonstrators two weeks after its disputed election.
Obama: Violence affects US hope for Iran dialogue
Reuters: President Barack Obama, in some of his sharpest remarks to date, said on Friday hopes for U.S. dialogue with Iran were affected by what he called Tehran's "outrageous" brutality following a disputed election.
Russia seriously concerned by Iran use of force
Reuters: Russia said on Friday it was seriously concerned by the use of force in Iran after a disputed presidential election and urged Tehran to settle all issues in a democratic way, Interfax news agency reported.
Money floods out of Iran as election crisis continues
Daily Telegraph: Millions of pounds in private wealth has begun flooding out of Iran in the wake of mass demonstrations which have paralysed commercial life after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iran failed to protect its people-UK’s Miliband
Reuters: Iran's government failed to protect its people during protests over a disputed election and killings and beatings that have taken place are deplorable, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday.
Obama, the neocons and Iran
Wall Street Journal – By Robert McFarlane: One casualty of the Iraq war has been the confusion among politicians about the proper place of democracy promotion in American foreign policy. Iran's recent election — which evoked a very vocal, frustrated opposition — brings into sharp focus the urgent need for clarity concerning this issue.
