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| Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gathered in Tehran to celebrate his re-election, after a vote his critics say was fixed. | Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gathered in Tehran to celebrate his re-election, after a vote his critics say was fixed. |
| There have been several outbreaks of violence since the result was announced and there were reports of new small-scale clashes before the rally. | There have been several outbreaks of violence since the result was announced and there were reports of new small-scale clashes before the rally. |
| Security forces have arrested up to 100 members of reformist groups, accusing them of orchestrating the violence. | Security forces have arrested up to 100 members of reformist groups, accusing them of orchestrating the violence. |
| Mr Ahmadinejad denied any vote-fixing, saying the result was "very accurate". | Mr Ahmadinejad denied any vote-fixing, saying the result was "very accurate". |
| At an earlier news conference, the president accused foreign media of refusing to accept the result because they did not like it. | At an earlier news conference, the president accused foreign media of refusing to accept the result because they did not like it. |
| "Forty million people have taken part in this process. How can they question it?" he said. | "Forty million people have taken part in this process. How can they question it?" he said. |
| Asked about Iran's nuclear programme and Tehran's relations with foreign powers , he said the nuclear debate "belongs to the past", and that Iran had "embraced" the idea of an international effort to eliminate nuclear weapons. | Asked about Iran's nuclear programme and Tehran's relations with foreign powers , he said the nuclear debate "belongs to the past", and that Iran had "embraced" the idea of an international effort to eliminate nuclear weapons. |
| Global reaction to the election has been muted, but US Vice-President Joe Biden told broadcaster NBC there was "an awful lot of doubt" about the result. | Global reaction to the election has been muted, but US Vice-President Joe Biden told broadcaster NBC there was "an awful lot of doubt" about the result. |
| Mr Ahmadinejad's closest rival in the election campaign, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, announced on Sunday he had lodged an official appeal appeal against the result to Iran's Guardian Council . | |
| "I urge you Iranian nation to continue your nationwide protests in a peaceful and legal way," he said in a statement. | |
| Leader's endorsement | |
| Mr Mousavi has called several times for his supporters to avoid violence, but angry protesters have been setting light to vehicles and throwing stones in Tehran. | |
| Dozens of activists have been arrested, with reports saying those detained were members of pro-reformist political parties which had backed Mr Mousavi during the election campaign. | |
| IRANIAN ELECTION Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 62.6%Mir Hossein Mousavi: 33.8%Mohsen Rezai: 1.7%Mehdi Karroubi 0.9%Turnout: 85% Source: Interior ministry In pictures: Election clashes In quotes: Reaction to result Tension looms after Iran result Iran poll result: Your comments | |
| Those held were said to include Mohammad Reza Khatami, brother of former President Mohammad Khatami. | |
| Many of them are said to have been freed since. | |
| The state news agency, Irna, said those arrested were involved in orchestrating Saturday's protests in Tehran. | |
| The controversy flared after a high turnout on Friday - estimated at 85% - led Mr Mousavi's supporters to expect a close result. | |
| But official results gave Mr Ahmadinejad a landslide victory. His final share of the vote was almost 63%. | |
| The result was quickly endorsed by Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader. | |
| Our correspondent John Simpson, in Tehran, says the truth about the election may never be known. | |
| But many observers in Iran feel that the final result did not reflect the extraordinary numbers of people who turned out to vote, he adds. |