Niusha Boghrati’s Facebook Photos

Facebook, YouTube,  and Twitter provide more information than the regular news. This is  a collection of 127 photographs of today’s events in Tehran that were posted on Facebook for all the world to see. What a mess.

raqi troops say they will defend the well, where Iranian troops raised a flag for several days this month.

It is unclear how many troops are involved in the stand-off, but as many as 30 lightly armed Iraqi troops usually occupy border outposts in sensitive areas, and up to 10 in other areas. Some 11 Iranian soldiers are stationed near the disputed well.

The seizure of the well, which Iraq says is part of its Fakka oilfield in southeast Maysan province, triggered protests from the government in Baghdad and caused a rise in prices on jittery world oil markets.

via Iraqi and Iranian forces stand off in oil well row | Reuters.