An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway and caught fire during an emergency landing in the northern city of Mashhad on Friday. This is the latest in what seems to be an endless strings of airline accidents and crashes recently.

Sixteen minutes after the take off Tupolev with 153 people on board crashed near Qazvin province of Iran and burned at once. Evidently the crew of 15 died. The aircraft of the Caspian Airlines was following Tehran – Yerevan route flight 7908. No concrete details from the spot are yet reported.

Foreign secretary of the United Kingdom David Miliband told reporters today that the detentions of British Embassy workers in Tehran were harassment and intimidation that are not acceptable. He has called for the release of eight Iranian staff members of the British Embassy in Tehran.

Iranian media reported Tuesday that the nation's powerful Guardian Council has said it will not annul the results of the nation's disputed presidential election, saying there were no major polling irregularities.

Political tensions in Iran are rising, with senior figures in the Islamic Republic considering whether to depose Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an Arabic-language TV channel said.

Neda Soltani, a young Iranian girl who was brutally killed in Iran, during the opposition's rally became symbol of rebellion and freedom for millions around the world. People, concerned about the events in Iran are actively discussing Neda Soltani and how she became a voice of the rallly. Now they have created a special Wikipedia page for Neda telling her story.

Since the foreign media access to the events in Iran are extremely limited an many foreign journalists have apparently left the country, we are to rely on two main camps for news the official and the street social media. However, it seems both are fighting to win the hearts of the people. One camp is writes about Iranian opposition candidate leader Mousavi and his wife being arrested, the others are tweeting that it is not true and is done to break the morale.

U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Iran's government to "stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people." In his strongest response to Iran's post-election unrest, Mr. Obama said the Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. He called on Iran to "govern through consent, not coercion."

Despite earlier calling for an investigation into Iran's presidential election, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday indicated that the vote had not been rigged, warning protesters to halt massive demonstrations.

In his first nationwide address following days of opposition protests, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out any vote-rigging in the country's disputed presidential election.

As violence and unrest continues to spread, opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi urged supporters on Wednesday to stage protests or gather in mosques tomorrow. These events would be staged to mourn those already killed in protests since last weekend's disputed election.

Revolution is fomenting in the streets of Tehran, Obama is wringing his hands over health care, and the DC streets are flooded with naked bikers. What a week.