LATEST ON IRAN - AT 8:26 A.M. ET:  To its credit, The New York Times has been running a minute-by-minute from Tehran, the news largely supplied by bloggers and Twitterers.  We caution that these reports cannot be verified, and are presented in raw form:

Update | 8:19 a.m. According to an update on Twitter a minute ago, attributed to the Iranian blogger Mojtaba Samienejad, there have been clashes in front of Iran’s Parliament:

Conflict in Baharestan Sq. They even attack to people walk on sidewalk and use Tears GAS

Update | 8:12 a.m. Iran’s Press TV reports that police officers in Tehran have raided a campaign office for the opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, and declared that it was the “headquarters for a psychological war against the country’s security.” According to the satellite broadcaster financed by Iran’s government:

COMMENT:  The anticipated rally in Tehran was apparently moved from 7:30 a.m. ET to 8:00 a.m.  We are trying to get confirmation that it is taking place.  That may take hours.  But a major day of confrontation can possibly occur in Iran.

June 24, 2009