More sources for news on the Iran election

With all eyes on Iran and the government clamping down on the international and local media, the web has become a major source of information for the fast-moving story. From Tweets from the streets of Tehran to blogs rounding up the best commentary, below is a series of links on the latest news.

Twitter  
Twitter is a source for quick updates on fast-moving events and eyewitness observations.  However, anonymous Tweets can also lead to rumor, so they should be read with caution. The latest tweets on the election aftermath can be found if you type in #iranelection into the Twitter search box.

Twitter also has an aggregated list of Iran links on an Iran Unrest twazzup page. Tweetscan is another source for the latest tweets. The latest photos are being posted on twitpic. 

Several posters with frequent tweets with on the ground updates including: persiankiwi, TimObrienNYT, and mousavi1388.

Web sites/ blogs
Several news organizations and analysts are hosting blogs following the latest developments from Iran:
Huffington Post
The New York Times
Global Voices Online
Tehran Bureau
BBC
The National Iranian American Council
Andrew Sullivan for the Atlantic
Former diplomat and Iranian expert Gary Sick
Today in Iran

Images
From amateur cell phone video to BBC reports, YouTube is a source of some great video. If you type "Iran protests" into YouTube's search box, thousands of videos will appear. Click here to see video of a large protest in Tehran on Monday. A user has compiled a good list of links here.

In addition to the msnbc.com's slideshow on the aftermath of the election, more still photos can be found at tehran 24, twitpic, flickr and picasso.

Social networking
Some news, but more opinion, about the latest from Iran is being shared on Facebook. Some popular topic pages are: I-heart-Iran and Where's my vote?

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