Right now, the best source of up-to-the-minute reports on the evolving Iranian situation is from people in Iran sharing via social networking. We think twitter looks like perhaps the best source. We're going to be picking up selected tweets that appear to provide the best insight into what is happening. *Remember,* this is social networking, but it can also be used for social engineering. Verifiability is always an issue. Read with a cautious eye. -ma/TO

twittANON: Rt @lotfan Khatami on his facebook page: Starting today every morning at 9 am we'll rally at city's main bazaar #iranelection http://bit.ly/iNLf5 less than 10 seconds ago from web Tuesday 5:12 pm in Iran

twittANON: Clerics removing Khamenei & Ahmad!? http://bit.ly/N6exp #iranelection less than 20 seconds ago from web - Tuesday 2:23 AM in Iran

twittANON: General Ali Fazli head of IRG Tehran, is arrested for refusing orders from Khamenei, http://bit.ly/NPNML #iranelection - Tuesday - 2:04:AM:Iran

twittANON: Britain: Diplomat's families to leave Iran, Foreign Office advise against all non essential travel to Iran. - 9:43 PM Monday - Tehran

twittANON: RT: GENERAL STRIKE TUESDAY. Do not go to work. No violence regardless of provocation. Please tell your colleagues & RT. - 9:16 PM Monday - Tehran

twittANON: there were plans to go and gather at 7 Tir [earlier today Tehran time] for that poor young woman Neda. [Later] I'm going, but I'm scared. I may go quietly. - 8:12 PM Monday - Tehran

twittANON: Police and basiji all over Tehran, but candles appearing every corner,ever avenuw, every alleyway. - 7:09 PM Monday - Tehran

twittANON: In Iran, what started as a peaceful demo, now being referred to as a protest. This happens when leaders are oppressive & deaf. #iranelection - 7:01 PM Monday - Tehran

twittANON: World's media seeks ways around Iran clampdown: Some news organizations have added Farsi-speaking staff members.. http://tinyurl.com/m28fjo - 06/22/09-6:13:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Reports of clashes in Tehran. AFP now says 1000 protesters http://bit.ly/Cp8zX #iranelection Monday - 06/22/09-6:11:pm:Iran

twittANON: Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened to crush protests #iranelection http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/06/200962211917155481.html - 06/22/09-5:45:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT If you catch militia - do not use violence do not kill him - treat him as your brother - #Iranelection - 6:00 AM Monday - Tehran

twittANON:Navface wiki on Neda: http://bit.ly/8cDwu - 4:16 AM Monday Tehran

twittANON: thedustyrebel “Today you are the media, it is your duty to report and keep the hope alive,” - Mir Hossein Mousavi. - 06/21/09-3:21:am:Tehran

twittANON: Mah_Dokhtar Gandhi brought down the entire English rule with entirely PEACEFUL protest. Do not use violence, do not give them an excuse. #IranElection - 2:05 am Tehran.

    
Philosophy Student Neda Soltani shot, reportedly by a sniper, at a pro-democracy rally in Tehran Iran 06/20/09. Neda died at the scene.

twittANON: Gunfire is hearing from Sadeghie (West Tehran) No Mobile Network almost all Central City. #iranelection (via Iran) - 6/22/09 - 12:53 AM Monday Tehran

twittANON: RT @iranbaan: tomorrow's rally with candles to remember the martyrs of protests 5-7pm all over iran *#iranelection* - 6/22/09 - 12:22:am:Monday:Tehran

twittANON: RT @cnnbrk: Video: In Tehran, city bus burns as people in crowds shout 'Death to Khamenei' http://bit.ly/HnWNV #iranelection - 6/21/09-11:56:pm:Tehran

    
Marchers chanting "join us , join us , we are together, do not be afraid."-21.june.2009, Sunday

twittANON: Time article on the power of Neda's death - http://bit.ly/NhOLs #iran #iranelection #neda #tehran - 6/21/09-11:56;pm:Tehran
Also see: In Iran, One Woman's Death May Have Many Consequences

twittANON: All mosques are banned from holding memorial ceremony for Neda #Iran ##iranelection #Tehran #Neda - 6/21/09-11:59:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT Ppl now chanting "Death to Khamanei (supreme leader)" #iranelection - 6/21/09-11:36:pm:Tehran
Also see: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/protesters-cry-death-to-khamenei-1711553.html

    
Protest in Iran-21.june.2009, Sunday

twittANON: Mousavi says protesting #Iranelection "lies and fraud...is your (Iranian's) right." Urged calm, mourned those killed. - 06/21/09-11:38:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Iranian Government Media Declares Mousavi a 'Criminal' http://bit.ly/c1vzD #iranelection - 06/21/09-11:04:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT @cbn2: Khatami & Montazeri both step up criticism of regime & support of protesters http://bit.ly/iAKUg #gr88 #Neda #IranElection - 6/21/09-11:03;pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT @cnn Newsweek journalist detained in Iran http://bit.ly/2iXHO #iranelection - 06/21/09-11:22:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT @LIFE LIFE's Iranian photographer is presumed missing after failing to return home. His relatives say he was arrested. #IranElection - 06/21/09-10:38:pm:Tehran

twittANON: contact: almost all Mousavi’s 1st & 2nd layer of people,his campaign mngrs, arrested. He's not allowed to speak to journalists #iranelection - 06/21/09-10:45:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT @AsieMohtarez: CNN: Maziar Bahari, London-based Iranian journo & filmmaker arrested. #iranelection #neda - 6/21/09-9:43:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT @cnnbrk: Witnesses: Security forces surrounding headquarters of Iran's state television and radio #iranelection #Neda - 6/21/09-9:51:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Witnesses: Security forces surrounding headquarters of Iran's state television and radio (via @cnnbrk) #iranelection - 06/21/09-9:58:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT - Associated Press - daughter of former Iranian president who supported Mousavi jailed - http://bit.ly/9Hnnh #iranelection #iran #tehran - 06/21/09-9:06:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT - Crackdown on Journalists: Two more journalists Behzad Bashou, Seyyed Khalil Mir-Ashrafi are among those arrested #iranelection - 6/21/09-9:08;pm:Tehran

twittANON: Iran Ayatollah Montazeri declared 3 days of mourning 4 those killed in recent violence #iranelection #Iran #Mousavi #NEDA - 6/21/09-8:41;pm:Tehran

    
2009 Iranian Revolution - Basij in plain cloth attack protesters

twittANON: RT @LaraABCNews "Reporters Without Borders says Iran arrested 23 journalists & bloggers since #iranelection protests began." - 6/21/09-8:28;pm:Tehran

twittANON: BBC: Iran has ordered BBC's permanent correspondent out of the country. http://bit.ly/33ZsJE #iranelection - 6/21/09-7:56:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT Basij headquarters in Tehran destroyed. Confirmed by BBC. #tcot #tlot #a25ot *#iranelection* - 06/21/09-7:33:pm:Tehran

    
Election Protests Turn Bloody in Iran

twittANON: Translation of Mousavi's Letter: http://bit.ly/jlhfT - 06/21/09-7:28:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT @IranBreakout Many CNN and BBC Reporters deported from #Iran #iranelection #neda - 06/21/09-7:19:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Getting reports that unlike previous days, most of unrest today is occurring in southern Tehran (historically poor part of town). - 06/21/09-6:55:pm:Tehran

twittANON: We are saddened to report that LIFE's Iranian photojournalist is missing - 06/21/09-6:33:pm:Tehran

twittANON: ppl getting ready to close down the main market in tehran known as "bazaar," would have big effect on economy - 06/21/09-6:26:pm:Tehran

twittANON: "Dont be scared, DO NOT BE SCARED, We're all together" People chant in today's demonstrations - 06/21/09-6:22:pm:Tehran

twittANON: #iranelection RT Unrest in Tehran continues. People gathering in Vali-Asr, Enqelab and Baharaestan. Others protesting ifo UN - 06/21/09-6:11:pm:Tehran

    
Protest Fires in Tehran
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8111446.stm
This amateur video released by the BBC shows a bus set ablaze during protests in Tehran.

twittANON: RT: Iran is full of rumors - but the army is NOT on the streets - not against the people - no tanks yet - #Iranelection #neda - 06/21/09-6:01:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Mousavi's Facebook Message: You Are The Media, Report and Keep Hope Alive http://bit.ly/pp3CE - 06/21/09-6:00:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Iran's Ahmadinejad tells US, Britain to not interfere - Reuters http://ow.ly/fl3j - 06/21/09-5:32:pm:Tehran

twittANON: BBC reporter Jon Leyne expelled from Iran for "fabricating" news reports #iranelection #bbcnews http://tinyurl.com/821 - 06/21/09:5:22:pm:Tehran

The trouble with Tweeting about Iran

twittANON: AP: Rafsanjani's daughter + 4 other relatives arrested in Iran #iranelection - 06/21/09:4:48:pm:Tehran

twittANON:Larijani, Iran's Majlis speaker, criticizes Guardian Council members (supposed to be neutral) for backing a certain candidate (Ahmadinejad) - 06/21/09:5:00:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Iran tv has said almost nothing about Sea of Green exept that some 'thugs' attacked police. - 06/21/09-4:49:pm:Tehran

twittANON: RT from Iran - all foreign satellite tv news has been stopped in Iran - they think a blinded man cannot see in the darkness - #Iranelection - 06/21/09-4:37:pm:Tehran

<twittANON: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." ~Mahatma Gandhi - 06/21/09-4:26:pm:Tehran

twittANON: Alarabiya reports Rafsanjani suggests committee council to replace role of supreme leader; 4 members of his family arrested #iranelection - 06/21/09-4:07:pm:Tehran

twittANON: one protester = one broadcaster - 'Street' newspaper distributed in Tehran to counter state media: http://tinyurl.com/m55ofj #iranelection - 06/21/09-3:49:pm:Tehran twittANON: RT: A tweet from a reliable tweeter denys earlier rprts of tanks, etc. in Tehran. Says it's a gov't scare tactic. #IranElection #Neda #gr88 - 06/21/09-3:41:pm:Tehran

twittANON: #IranElection Basiji headquarters in fire. - 06/21/09-3:35pm:Tehran

<twittANON: #IranElection Iran Khodro workers on strike, Vahed bus drivers announce solidarity. If oil workers join movement, they can change history. - 06/21/09-3:16pm:Tehran

    
one person killed in gun shooting in tehran, iran, 20th june

twittANON: RT *PERSONALLY CONFIRMED FROM #IRAN* Tanks have rolled in Tehran ... #iranelection - 06/21/09- 7:46:am:Tehran

twittANON: #iranelection On the streets, the chants have now changed to "Down with Khamenei" - 06/21/09-8:28:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT IRan: Meli Bank Hospital 9 Dead- Fatemiye Hospital 30 Dead CONFRMD Total 2day @ least 50 dead in Tehran #iranelection - 06/21/09-8:25:am:Tehran

Nighttime Home Invasion in Tehran

twittANON: From Tehran *PLS RETWEET*: Revolutionary Guard moving into Tehran outskirts in force!!! CNN PLEASE REPORT!!! #iranelection #cnn - 06/21/09 -6:51:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT: The Canadian embassy is open. They took some time to find doctors before opening their doors. - 06/21/09-7:35:am:Tehran

    
Twitter Revolution: How Iran is tweeting @ the world

twittANON: NY Times reporter saying many police not taking part in violence, it was almost all Basiji. Police are on point of rebellion #iranelection - 06/21/09-5:43:am:Tehran

twittANON: "We've learned from our fathers that the blood of the innocent will drown the oppressors" - Mousavi - 06/21/09-5:33:am:Tehran

twittANON: "Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary." ~ Gandhi #iranelection #peace - 06/21/09-5:26:am:Tehran

twittANON: Video journal of unrest in Iran http://tiny.cc/GxJG0 #iranelection - 06/21/09-5:12:am:Iran

twittANON: To those of you asking, the USA does not have an embassy in Iran. We use Switzerland to act as a mediator in our communication #iranelection - 06/21/09-5:08:am:Tehran

twittANON: @justin_hart Obama is shown as being stronger than any US president EVER! in the eyes of all Iranians. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT! #iranelection - 06/21/09-4:57:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT RT @austinheap: *PERSONALLY CONFIRMED FROM #IRAN* Tanks have rolled in Tehran ... #iranelectionTweetDeck - 06/21/06-4:53:am:Iran

twittANON: from Iran: Tanks in Tehran; at least 16 dead in 1/2 hour #iranelection #iranrevolution - 06/21/09-4:22:am:Tehran

twittANON: Revolution in Honor of Neda. The girl murdered by Basij in front of her father. #IranElection #Revolution - 06/21/09-4:12:am:Tehran

    
Police brutality Shiraz university June 20 2009 Iranians protest against election results

twittANON: the military and tanks has just arrived in Azadi Square in Tehran - 06/21/09-2:32:am:Tehran

twittANON: T from Iran: Tanks in Tehran; at least 16 dead in 1/2 hour #iranelection #iranrevolution - 06/21/09-4:22:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT @dijitalboy: RT Doctors W/o Borders deploy to embassies in Tehran. Injured detained at hospitals. Field hosp needed. #MSF #IranElection - 06/21/09-2:27:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT BasijS marking doors for later attacks. Check doors regularly, and if you see any, wipe it off with BENZIN/PETROL!! #IranElection - 06/21/09:2:10:am:Tehran

twittANON: Google map of foreign embassies apparently accepting wounded protesters in Tehran: http://su.pr/2xMdN6 #iranelection (via @acarvin) - 06/21/09:2:01:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT Iran: the university's doors were close, we couldn't run everywhere! & then they start shooting tear gas at us #iranelection - 06/21/09:1:48:am:Tehran

twittANON: What's being reflected in media is a fraction of whats happening here #irangenocide #obama #iran #iranelection #tehran - 06/21/09:1:23:am:Tehran

    
Basij Militia have opened fire into crowds (20 JUNE 2009) 30 khordad - BBC/Persian

twittANON: RT Call from Iran reports severe skin burns due to the unknown liquid dropped from helicopters. #iranelection

twittANON: RT good source: Hospital close to scene in Tehran: 30-40 dead thus far as of 11pm and 200 injured. Police taking names #iranelection

twittANON: #iranelection Mousavi calls for general strike, much like what brought down the Shah. - 06/21/09:12:35:am:Tehran

twittANON: RT: ... People reportedly pushed militia back in Gisha. "Explosive" chants of "Death to Khamenei" in at least 7 cities. #iranElection #gr88

    THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2009

    Statement from the U.S. President Obama on Iran

    The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.

    As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.

    Martin Luther King once said - "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples' belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.

twittANON: Can't drag myself from the screen. So ashamed of Canada today. Open the doors. #iranelection #canada

twittANON: IRAN PHOTOS TODAY http://tinyurl.com/lkmahx

twittANON: RT CONFIRMED: RT WE CANT STRESS ENOUGH, MULTIPLE SOURCES CONFIRM BASIJ ARE AT HOSPITALS. GO TO EMBASSIES. http://bit.ly/JIyhc #Iranelection #GR88

twittANON: @madyar: RIP for ever Islamic Republic 1357 to 1388. It is now IRAN only not IRI #iranelection #tehran #gr88 #basiji

twittANON: Iran source says Mousavi will be arrested now, but he has not appeared and no news where he is.

twittANON: RT: confirmed- foreign embassies in #tehran taking wounded ppl in for treatment. thnk u WORLD #iranelection

twittANON: #iranelection Blood in the streets of Tehran. Resistance forces fighting Khamenei's armed militia. The Army must step in to stop the coup.

twittANON: You have to win now. There is no going back. No longer about the election. #iranelection #gr88 See Video here

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