The Rundown -- June 24

# Eurasia Review republishes Golnaz Esfandiari's piece about religious minorities using the Internet to pray

# Foreign Policy cites RFE/RL Russian Service reporter's questioning of why an inexperienced reporter was sent to front lines

# "Wall Street Journal" cites RFE/RL reporting on Iraq crisis

# Video: Kurd president hints strongly of independent path for Iraqi Kurds

# Key oil refinery seized by rebels

# High tension during Kerry meeting with Maliki

# "Iraq's House of Cards" - Robin Wright, "New Yorker"

# "Thank God for the Saudis"

# The Syrian roots of Iraq's civil war

# Western intervention a "gift to ISIS"

# Three people arrested after video of men and women together in support of World Cup team

# Iran files complaint to FIFA over referee

# Tehran may allow snap inspections of nuclear facilities in final accord

# Iran says it could make up for oil supply issues emanating from conflict in Iraq

# "How Iran and America Can Beat ISIS Together" - Ben Van Heuvelen, Daily Beast

# Afghan election official quits over corruption allegations

# "Will Obama Repeat His Iraq Mistakes in Afghanistan?" - Marc Thiessen, "Washington Post"

# The men who run Afghanistan: Inside Karzai's inner circle
# Pakistan military offensive further imperils country's polio crisis

# Pakistan author's debut novel captures Karachi

# Clashes in Islamabad over returning cleric

# Ukraine separatists agree to cease-fire until June 27

# Ukrainian analyst says EU cares less about values than EU

# Separatist rap

# Twitter says it did not agree to block "extremist" accounts in Russia

# "How Putin Uses Ukraine to Undermine His Rivals" - Vladimir Frolov, "Moscow Times"

# Restaurant in Komi launches drone delivery service

# "Clinton, Russia, and U.S. Foreign Policy" - Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie

# "The Kremlin Is Trying To Erase Memories Of The Gulag" - Ola Cichowlas, "New Republic"

# Lithuanian president says Russia offered cheaper gas to other Baltic states in exchange for dropping NATO

# Central Asia meddling "suicidal for Russia"

# Tajikistan hazing accusations attract attention and denials

# Anger over air-conditioners in Turkmenistan

# Azerbaijan drops jury trial initiative

# Georgian opera singer blames husband for anti-gay Facebook rant

Balkans
# Bosnia indicts security chief over February unrest

# Why monarchies still make sense

# Facebook plans to own your phone