New York Times — Guardian Council in Iran to Recount Contested Vote
President Obama is taking more charge of U.S.-Iranian relations, taking the point man on Iran – Dennis Ross – out of the State Department and bringing him into the White House – something of a snub to his secretary of state. Meanwhile, the administration waits for the situation in Iran to clarify before doing more than equivocating.
In Tehran, the man behind the curtain stepped out to announce a partial recount in addition to the inquest already underway into Friday’s elections. Despite state radio admitting that six Iranians were shot trying to burn down a military station, protesters seem to be getting results in the form of concessions from the clerics who run the country.
