The Times: David Miliband’s response to the arrest of British Embassy staff in Tehran shows how narrow is the path that he must tread.
Miliband treads carefully over Tehran embassy arrests
Iran starts partial recount of disputed vote: report
Reuters: A partial recount of Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election began Monday, al-Alam state television reported.
Analysis: Iran shows it has the upper hand in relations with Britain
Daily Telegraph: Recent experience has shown that Tehran is the most adept at securing advantage from tensions between Iran and Britain, in spite of Iranian charges that it is the British who are masters of manipulation.
New protests rock Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 28 – Iranians on Sunday took to the streets of the capital Tehran once again, protesting against their theocratic rulers.
New protests rock Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 28 – Iranians on Sunday took to the streets of the capital Tehran once again, protesting against their theocratic rulers.
EU to counter Iran’s “harassment” of embassy staff
Reuters: The European Union on Sunday condemned Iran's crackdown on post-election protesters and said the EU would meet any Iranian intimidation of European diplomatic staff with a "strong and collective response."
Britain demands release of Iran embassy employees
Reuters: Britain on Sunday demanded the release of Iranian employees of the British embassy in Tehran and denied that the mission had been involved in any post-election unrest.
Eight local British embassy staff in Iran held: report
Reuters: Eight Iranian employees of the British embassy in Tehran have been detained on accusations of involvement in post-election unrest in the Islamic Republic, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported Sunday.
A look at the international coverage of the Iran unrest
Iran Focus, London, Jun. 28 – WT: The Basij have evolved since that war into Iran's unofficial morality police. There is a reason young Iranians become members of the Basij: money. "We are getting paid 200,000 toman [about $200] a day by the government," a member of the group said in an e-mail. "We are being instructed to go into the streets and hit people, everyone and anyone who is out, until they can no longer get up. We are being fed lunch and dinner and given rooms to sleep in at night in undisclosed locations."
A look at the international coverage of the Iran unrest
Iran Focus, London, Jun. 28 – WT: The Basij have evolved since that war into Iran's unofficial morality police. There is a reason young Iranians become members of the Basij: money. "We are getting paid 200,000 toman [about $200] a day by the government," a member of the group said in an e-mail. "We are being instructed to go into the streets and hit people, everyone and anyone who is out, until they can no longer get up. We are being fed lunch and dinner and given rooms to sleep in at night in undisclosed locations."
