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Ahmadinejad challenger calls off Tehran rally to avert further blo...

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s main political rival today attempted to call off a mass protest in central Tehran in the face of government threats and a counter-demonstration that looked set to produce another day of violence.

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Iran cancels foreign media accreditation

Iran on Tuesday banned foreign media journalists from leaving their offices to cover protests on the streets of Tehran following the country’s disputed presidential elections.

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Several people killed near pro-Moussavi rally

At least seven people were killed in a mass rally staged by supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi in Tehran, state radio has reported.

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Seven people have been killed in violence after a protest against the result of the Iran election, according to reports.

Protesters attack a pro-government militia building in Tehran

The clashes happened after tens of thousands of supporters of the defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi held a rally in the capital Tehran.

State-run Radio Payam announced: "Several thugs wanted to attack a military post and vandalise public property in the vicinity of Azadi Square.

"Unfortunately seven people were killed and several others wounded in the incident."

More protests are planned for today, following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in an election the Mousavi supporters claim was rigged.

Speaking for the first time about the violence, US President Barack Obama expressed his concern.

He said: "I am deeply troubled by the violence that I've been seeing on television.

"The democratic process, free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent - all those are universal values and need to be respected."

Mr Obama pledged to continue pursuing tough, direct dialogue with Iran despite differences with Mr Ahmadinejad.

Mousavi supporters hold rally

He stressed that the US respected Iran's sovereignty and could not judge how the election was run because neither American nor international observers were present.

"The Iranian government says that they are going to look into irregularities that have taken place," he said.

"It's important that moving forward, whatever investigations take place are done in a way that is not resulting in bloodshed and is not resulting in people being stifled in expressing their views."

In a message to the protesters, Mr Obama said: "To those people who put so much hope and energy and optimism into the political process, I would say to them that the world is watching and inspired by their participation, regardless of what the ultimate outcome of the election was."

Despite the unrest in Iran, Mr Ahmadinejad travelled to Russia for a regional summit, although he had delayed his visit by a day because of the protests.

Mr Mousavi and another defeated candidate, Mohsen Rezai, are due to meet Iran's Guardian Council later after they filed official complaints against the election result.

The 12-member legislative body, which oversees elections, has 10 days to either endorse or reject the outcome of the vote.