The Persians are afoot.

Elections are such fun (Oh Tehran, i wish i was there...)  When the number marching across the city is in the millions and the mosques motorcycle militia is killing students at the university, it is uplifting that some spirit of '68 still exists in the world.  But alas, I am in Ann Arbor and another moment of solidarity is seen on a screen.  

But the journalists who where there just wrote the first draft of history, and for that staggering reason a list must be made.

Robert Fisk, writing for the The Independent:

• 6/12/09 "Iran's old guard are poised to crush any hope of revolution"
  
• 6/13/09 "The world may be one but you need a vise to get around it"
  
• 6/14/09 "Iran erupts as voters back "the Democrator""
  
• 6/15/09 "Ahmadinejad whips crowd to frenzy as opposition muzzled"
  
• 6/16/09 "Iran's day of destiny"
• 6/17/09 "Fear has gone in a land that has tasted Freedom"
  
• 6/18/09 "Secret letter "proves Mousavi won poll""
• 6/19/09 "The dead of Iran are mourned, but the fight goes on"

The Guardian had a team of Ian Black and Saeed Kamali Dehghan:

• 6/13/09 "From the polling booths: Iran is tired of Ahmidinajad"
• 6/13/09" "Rivals claim victory in Iran's knife-edge elections as voters queue into the night"
• 6/14/09 "Riots erupt in Tehran over "stolen" elections" (The Observer)
• 6/14/09 "The voice from the streets" (The Observer)
• 6/14/09 "World leaders urged by Iran's opposition party to reject Ahmidinajad's alleged victory"
• 6/14/09 "Iran's president hails new era of hope despite beatings and arrests"
• 6/15/09 "Iran: 12 students reported killed in crackdown after violent clashes"
• 6/15/09 "They came to demand justice--but then the shots rang out"
• 6/15/09 "Iran Protesters Speak Out"
• 6/16/09 "Violence Breaks out after Iranian election" (video report)
• 6/16/09 "Iran's regime cracks down on opposition and media"
• 6/16/09 "Body armour, motorbikes and metal bars--Iran's many security forces"
• 6/17/09 "Voices: Iran in turmoil" (interviews)

The Wall Street Journal relied on reporting from Farnaz Fassihi

• 6/9/09 "In Iran, campaigns heat up"
• 6/10/09 "Iranians voice discontent in massive street rally"
• 6/11/09 "Iranian presidential contenders court women voters"
• 6/12/09 "In Iran vote, a challenger looks to past"
• 6/13/09 "Vote dispute leaves Iran in tumult"
• 6/14/09 "Ahmadinejad confirmed victor; Violent protests erupt in Iran"
• 6/15/09 "Rage smolders in Iran"
• 6/15/09 "Bloody day on Iran's streets" (w/ Roshanak Thaghavi)
• 6/16/09 "Iran council to investigate election-fraud claim"
• 6/16/09 "Crowds, calm and then gunshots" (reporters notebook)
• 6/17/09 "Iran to recount some votes" (w/ Roshanak Thaghavi)
• 6/17/09 "Recount set as Iran seethes"
• 6/18/09 "Iran arrests reformers as huge protests continue"
• 6/18/09 "Iran clerics to meet challengers as protests continue"

McClatchy News Service sent Warren P. Stroebel (who then wrote a blog post about the decline of international bureaus)

• 6/9/09 "Iran's election comes a referendum on Ahmadinejad"
• 6/10/09 "Mudslinging identifies as Iranian election nears"
• 6/11/09 ""Reformer" is relative for Iranian election challenger"
• 6/13/09 "Police in Iran beat protesters after Ahmadinejad win"
• 6/14/09 "Iran limits Facebook, texting as it cracks down on protest"
• 6/16/09 "Iran's senior ayatollah slams election, confirming split"
• 6/16/09 "Iran says 7 dies in Monday's violence; more rallies planned"
• 6/17/09 "Thousands of Iranians march in defiance as death toll reaches 32"
• 6/17/09 "Why the official Iranian elections results are suspect"

For The Nation. magazine, Robert Dreyfuss kept a daily blog from Tehran, and surely will write an article for an upcoming issue

• 6/8/09 "Iran's green wave"
• 6/9/09 "Ahmadinejad's red tide"
• 6/10/09 "Iran's vote, Obama's challenge"
• 6/11/09 "Iran's election tension"
• 6/12/09 "Iranians poised for change"
• 6/13/09 "Iran's ex-foreign minister Yazdi: It's a coup" (interview w/ Ibrahim Yazdi)
• 6/16/09 "Talking to Ahmadinejad"
• 6/17/09 "Battle lines in Iran"

The Los Angeles Times relied on reporting by Borzou Daragahi

• 5/30/09 "In Iran, Ahmadinejad campaign Office Attacked"
• 6/7/09 "In Iran, disparate, powerful forces ally against Ahmadinejad"
• 6/10/09 "Iranian presidential candidate's wife takes the spotlight"
• 6/11/09 "Iran blossoms in this campaign season"
• 6/12/09 "Iranians ready to decide presidency--and maybe much more"
• 6/13/09 "Ahmadinejad poised to win reelection in Iran" (w/ Ramin Mostaghim)
• 6/14/09 "Riots erupt in Iran after Ahmadinejad declares victory"
• 6/15/09 "Iran tries to put a lid on election protests" (w/ Ramin Mostaghim)
• 6/15/09 "Iran election protester details encounter with riot police, militiamen"
• 6/16/09 "Hundreds of thousands in Iran protest vote result" (w/ Ramin Mostaghim)
• 6/17/09 "A duel for legitimacy plays out in Iran rallies" (w/ Ramin Mostaghim)
• 6/18/09 "Another day of protests begin in Tehran" (by Ramin Mostaghim)

The Christian Science Monitor briefly sent staff writer Scott Peterson, who then continued analyzing the situation from Istanbul

• 6/11/09 "In Iran, candidates cap a bitter campaign"
• 6/12/09 "Iran's decision to oust Ahmadinejad--or not"
• 6/13/09 "In Iran, first result gives Ahmadinejad commanding lead"
• 6/15/09 "What are Mousavi's options now" (From Istanbul)
• 6/16/09 "Was Iran's election rigged? Here's what is known so far" (From Istanbul)
• 6/16/09 "Eyewitness: Iranian militiamen shot 300 rounds during Monday's protest" (From Istanbul)
• 6/17/09 "What's behind Iran's power struggle" (From Istanbul)
• 6/18/09 "Can Iran's top clerics defuse the crisis" (From Istanbul)

The Washington Post printed daily reports by Thomas Erdbrink, who is regularly based in Tehran.  This will list only the articles beginning on Friday the 12th, but here is a link to all of his articles.

• 6/12/09 "A polarized Iran prepares to go to polls"
• 6/13/09 "Iran election in dispute as two candidates claim victory"
• 6/14/09 "Ahmadinejad vows new start as clashes flare"
• 6/15/09 "Iranian candidate exhorts protesters"
• 6/16/09 "A massive crowd defies ban in Iran"
• 6/17/09 "Amid impasse, rivals rally in Iran"
• 6/18/09 "More protests, bitter words as Iran churns"
• 6/18/09 "Iran leaders top aide warns U.S. on meddling"
• 6/18/09 "Transcript of interview with Ahmadinejad aide Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi"
  
• 6/19/09 "Opposition march mourns Iranians killed in protest"