Key witness disputes Hejazi account of Neda death: Via PressTV.ir .

Editor: Days after her killing, Mr. Panahi spoke to The Los Angeles Times in a much more defiant mood, after the Iranian government had denied her family permission to bury or mourn her in accordance with Shiite tradition:

More than a month after Neda Aqa-Soltan was killed in the post-election frenzy in Iran, a key witness to the incident moves to set the record straight.

Neda, 26, was shot dead on June 20 in an alley away from the scene of clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Tehran.

She immediately became an international icon after graphic videos of her bleeding to death in a matter of seconds, grabbed the attention of world media outlets.
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VOA News - Analysts Say Russia's Influence on Iran Very Limited: Via Voice of America.

How to deal with and what to do with Iran's nuclear weapons aspirations is expected to be discussed during the upcoming Moscow summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev. Iran's nuclear weapons program is of major concern to the Obama administration.

What is the uranium enrichment plan designed for?

The United States and the European Union believe Iran's uranium enrichment program is designed ultimately to build nuclear arms. Tehran says it only wants to use its enriched uranium for peaceful purposes, such as generating electricity.

In an interview with VOA's "Press Conference USA", former U.S. National Security Adviser (retired Air Force) General Brent Scowcroft said it is essential to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.

"Because I think if Iran is allowed to develop nuclear weapons, it is not so much that they have a few nuclear weapons, but that the response in the region will be a nuclear response and you will have countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and so on, doing the same thing," said Brent Scowcroft.
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Iran's opposition vows to go on challenging poll: Via Reuters on Yahoo! News.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran's reformist opposition leaders vowed to press on with legal challenges to an election they say was rigged, even as the hardline leadership appeared on Thursday to have largely crushed mass street protests.

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

The unrest has exposed unprecedented rifts within Iran's clerical establishment, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who normally stays above the political fray, siding strongly with anti-Western President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The turmoil in Iran has also put back prospects for U.S. President Barack Obama's hoped for engagement with Tehran over its nuclear program, with Ahmadinejad's government blaming Britain and the United States for fomenting violence.

Iran's tough security crackdown has also led Obama to ramp up his previously muted criticism of Iran, with the president saying he was "appalled and outraged" by the violence.
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Disputing Election, Pro-reform Marchers Fill Tehran Streets | Online NewsHour | June 15, 2009 | PBS: Via PBS Online NewsHour | June 15, 2009.

Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi streamed into the center of Tehran Monday in a boisterous protest against Friday's election results that declared President Mamoud Ahmadinejad the winner.

Shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is great), they converged on Revolution Square, where the moderate former prime minister was expected to call for calm after two days of violent unrest in the capital, which have marked the starkest display of discontent in the Islamic Republic in years.

The crowd -- many wearing the trademark green color of Mousavi's campaign -- was the largest display of opposition unity since Friday's elections ended with Mousavi claiming widespread fraud.

"Mousavi, take back our votes," the marchers chanted as they waited for Mousavi and other pro-reform leaders who back his call for the election result to be overturned.
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