30th of June - Events in Iran

- The Intelligence Minister has declared that some arrested will not be released. The protesters arrested were divided in three groups:
▪ Those who participated and had a hand in the decision-making process regarding the unrest. They will remain under custody until a decision is made as to their fate, and whether they could receive the death penalty.
▪ The anti-revolutionary demonstrators who took advantage of the situation. They will not be freed.
▪ Those who were influenced by the atmosphere. They will be released, if they have not yet been released.
In reaction to the arrest of the British embassy members, the majority of the European Union's members will recall their ambassadors as early as this weekend.

- The Jerusalem Post reports that at least 6 Mousavi supporters who had been arrested by security forces were hanged, and that others are being tried and risk the same fate. The Revolutionary Guard has announced the creation of a new unit, specialized in fighting organized crimes on the internet, including espionage, social corruption, and anti-Government subversive activities, as reported by the IRNA.

- The Keyhan newspaper, one of the most influential newspapers in Iran and controlled by a representative of Khamenei, has blamed Israel for the twitter posts describing the protests. According to them, Israel planted 18,000 messages right before the election in order to foment unrest. Press TV quoted Ahmadinejad as saying that recent comments from Obama showed that the US was forced to take position against the election results due to Zionist pressure. As they have done for the last two weeks, Iranian State Media claimed that some of the vandalism perpetrated by Basijis were in fact the result of violent actions from pro-Mousavi protesters, showing confessions on State television.

- Former President Khatami, who was replaced by current President Ahmadinejad in 2005, called for the creation of an impartial panel in order to address election problems. Former Conservative candidate, on the other hand, indicated that he believed the public recount highlighted the validity of the tampering claims, as most ballots appeared to have the same handwriting and using all the same pen.

- Mousavi will never be able to run again, as Ayatollah Yazdi declared that the Guardian Council will never again approve of his candidacy for any future election. Another cleric, Ayatollah Taheri-Esfahani, has come out in support of Mousavi.

- Ahmadinejad celebrated his victory again today and declared that his re-election as a victory for the Iranian people and a defeat for the Islamic Republic's enemies. According to Ahmadinejad, the following countries have recognized him: India, Tunisia, Malaysia, Lebanon, North Korea, Kuwait, Nicaragua, Comoros, Cambodia, , Senegal, Cuba, Belarus, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Algeria, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Bahrain, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Russia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Tajikistan, Armenia, Oman, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Venezuela

- The commander of the Basij forces declared that polls showed 85% of Iranians trust the Iranian election process and that the remaining 15% would be convinced as well now that the Guardian Council declared they were legitimate.