AP: Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. “strongly condemns” a rocket attack on a Baghdad camp housing Iranian exiles.
Kerry: US condemns rocket attack on Baghdad camp
East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes
Reuters: Iran’s enemies and friends responded to the election of Hassan Rohani as its next president with a little hope, but more skepticism, that the moderate cleric can close the rift between Tehran and much of the world.
Two killed in mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq
Reuters: Two people were killed in a mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, police sources said.
Israel urges tougher Iran sanctions whoever wins vote
AFP: Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has called for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme regardless of who is elected as its new president, public radio reported on Saturday.
Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
AP: Iran’s reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran’s ruling clerics.
Iran’s nuclear ambitions demand urgent reaction from international community
Washington Post: Perhaps, after nearly a decade of stalled negotiations, the world has become numb to Iranian intransigence, a policy that is unlikely to change no matter who wins the country’s presidential election.
Assad prepares offensive as Obama promises rebels arms
Bloomberg: Regime forces supported by fighters from the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah have moved north after defeating rebels in al-Qusair, a setback that triggered concern in Washington that Iran and its Lebanese ally are tipping the balance in favor of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Iran’s Khamenei urges large election turnout, takes swipe at U.S
Reuters: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged a large turnout in presidential elections on Friday, and said he did not “give a damn” about U.S. suggestions that the ballot was unfair.
Iran votes in key presidential contest
AFP: Iran chooses a new president Friday in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
British lawmakers back Iranian resistance
Scoop: Ahead of major international gathering of Iranians in Paris on June 22, ‘Onward to Freedom’, British lawmakers back Iranian Resistance and express ‘deep concern’ for dissidents in Iraq.
