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Protests in Tehran were much smaller than recent demonstrations, amid a crackdown by Iranian security forces. The Guardian Council said it had discovered some voting irregularities.

His main challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, disputes the election results, and his supporters clash with police in Tehran. The vote outcome may have broad consequences for U.S. foreign policy.

Iran's most powerful figure today dismissed President Obama's extraordinary Persian New Year gesture, insisting that the U.S. administration's actions must match its rhetoric before Iran would alter its foreign policy stances.

Real change in US policy in the Middle East will enable Iran to co-operate with Washington, Iran's foreign minister has said.