By: Arash Afghahi

Growing up, I didn’t feel a strong connection to Iran. I wasn’t born there and I’ve only visited once in my life.

As a kid, I remember tuning my dad out every time he talked about Iranian politics. And they were definitely conversations to avoid around the dinner table, because they usually ended with him dropping the f-word -- fascist. My dad seemed addicted to conspiracy theories involving the government. I always figured that it couldn’t be as bad as he said it was. But now I sympathize with my dad a lot more.

By Layla Maryam

On Friday 19th June, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, spoke during Friday prayer and elucidated a stark line that had remained blurry thus far. By threatening Mousavi, protest leaders, and participants, Khamenei's speech was an attempt to make clear the line that has existed since the Islamic Revolution 30 years ago – if you’re not with us, you’re against us.

The tension is mounting as dawn approaches in Tehran and a "Sea of Green" demonstration that has been banned by the government is expected to take place despite threats of a major crackdown.

For round the clock coverage of the events as they unfold we recommend Nico Pitney's live blog at the Huffington Post.

For pictures feeds from Iran, check out Demotix.

By Layla Maryam

The aftermath of the Iranian election has been extremely violent. Protestors have lost many forms of communication and have been threatened with jail time. Many predicted some sort of election fraud had taken place, but hoped that the matter would be cleared up soon. In the flurry of news coming from Iran, Youth Radio secured e-mails sent from a female Iranian documenting the events unfolding around her. For her own safety, we refer to her as only "Bani".

Like many Iranians, Bani was disappointed when more and more votes were tallied for Ahmadinejad.