CFR: From Conciliation to Coercion CFR Iran expert Ray Takeyh says that the Islamic regime is fragile, and that the United States should step up its support for the protest movements. “I think it is a kind of a moral obligation for the longest standing democracy in the world to point out that the suppression of dissent and the putting down of the political reform movement in Iran is contrary to the interests of Iran, the interest of Iranians, the region, the international community.”

Times: Company linked to Norman Lamont fined over Iran exports A British company linked to a senior Conservative peer has agreed to pay one of the largest fines imposed over illegal exports to Iran in breach of US sanctions. Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990-93, is a non-executive director at Balli Group, which has agreed to pay $15 million (£10 million) over the sale of Boeing 747s.

BW: Iran Cyber Army Hacks Major Opposition Web Sites The image of the Iranian flag hanging from an AK-47 rifle replaced the front pages of the kaleme.org Web site of the main challenger in the June 12 election and rahesabz.net.  “Stop being agents for those who are safely in the U.S. and are using you,” said an accompanying message from the Cyber Army on the Web sites.

WP: The dangerous world of Iranian journalists The international community must continue to denounce the conditions that have led journalists to flee Iran, as well as ensure that exiled journalists have the means to continue their work in a safe environment. Failing to do so could be disastrous for the Iranian people and the global community.

Reuters: Nobel laureate Ebadi calls for sanctions on Iran Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi urged countries on Friday to impose political sanctions on Iran by downgrading diplomatic ties and denying visas to officials, but rejected economic sanctions as hurting the Iranian people.

CSM: Impatient Congress strikes out on its own to sanction Iran Members of both parties proposed sanctions this week, saying the Obama administration isn’t going far enough.

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