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Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rallied in Valiasr square in Tehran on Tuesday, holding a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader. Ayatollah Khamenei on Friday had rushed to bless Mr. Ahmadinejad for winning the election, but backpedaled on Monday, announcing that the 12-member Council of Guardians, which vets elections and new laws, would investigate the vote. Newsha Tavakolian/Polaris, for The New York Times

As the political tumult in the streets grew, the Iranian government imposed tough restrictions on foreign journalists, formally shutting down their ability to report on the unrest on the streets. Press credentials of journalists temporarily in the country to cover the election were revoked; journalists stationed in Iran were required to get explicit permission to report beyond the confines of their offices. Newsha Tavakolian/Polaris, for The New York Times

Supporters of Mr. Ahmadinejad demonstrated in Tehran on Tuesday. Newsha Tavakolian/Polaris, for The New York Times

As thousands of supporters of Mr. Moussavi took to the streets, state television in Iran focused its attention on a counter-rally by an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 people in support of Mr. Ahmadinejad. Those demonstrators stayed to the south of the much larger opposition protest. Newsha Tavakolian/Polaris, for The New York Times

The numbers of opposition protesters did not match those on Monday, when hundreds of thousands of Iranians participated. Fear, many said, was a factor. Seven protesters were killed overnight. Newsha Tavakolian/Polaris, for The New York Times

Pro-Moussavi demonstrators held a rally on Val i Asr Avenue in northern Tehran, where they chanted for the police to join them. Many of those who gathered in Tuesday's protests wore black to honor the seven people who state media reported died in clashes with a pro-government militia on Monday. The New York Times

Protests continued into the night. At left, supporters of Mr. Moussavi ran through the streets of Tehran. Getty

Protesters took away a suspected member of the Basij, a volunteer militia linked to the Revolutionary Guard. AP

The landslide victory for Mr. Ahmadinejad came as a powerful shock to opposition supporters, who had cited polls showing that Mr. Moussavi had a strong lead in the final days of the campaign. Getty

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Supporters of Iranian Presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi stage a protest against the election results in Iran near the Iranian embassy in Ankara on June 16, 2009. Iran's bloody crackdown on post-election protesters raised an international outcry today over human rights abuses and demands that Tehran answer "serious questions" about the disputed poll. Getty

Iranian university exchange students protest election results outside Iran's embassy to Italy in Rome June 15, 2009. Reuters

In this image issued by the government run Fars News Agency, demonstrators attend a state-organised rally in a square in central Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Thousands of people waving Iranian flags and pictures of the supreme leader massed Tuesday at a rally organized by Iran's clerical regime but the government barred foreign media from covering the rally. AP

Demonstrators attend a protest in support of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi in Vienna June 16, 2009. Iran's top legislative body on Tuesday ruled out annulling a disputed presidential poll that has prompted the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution but said it was prepared for a partial recount. The sign (R) reads, "Where is my vote?" Reuters

Women take part in a demonstration in support of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, seen in image a centre back, near the Iranian embassy in Paris, Tuesday June 16, 2009, protesting the outcome of the presidential election in Iran. The clerical government appears to be trying to defuse popular anger and quash unrest by announcing the limited recount even as it cracks down on foreign media and shows its strength by calling supporters to the streets. AP

Demonstrators hold up pictures during a protest in support of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi in Berlin June 16, 2009. Iran's top legislative body on Tuesday ruled out annulling a disputed presidential poll that has prompted the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution but said it was prepared for a partial recount. Reuters

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi holds placards while demonstrating for a political change in Iran on June 16, 2009 in Frankfurt/Main, western Germany. Iran's bloody crackdown on post-election protesters raised an international outcry on June 16 over human rights abuses and demands that Tehran answer "serious questions" about the disputed poll. Getty

A video grab from the satellite English-language official Press-TV television shows supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rallying in Valiasr Square in central Tehran on June 16, 2009. Iran's election watchdog said it was ready for a recount in the hotly disputed presidential vote as the nation braced for further protests after seven people were killed in street battles. Getty

Iranians holding a banner calling Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a dictator demonstrate for a political change in Iran and against the violence of the regime in Frankfurt/Main, western Germany on June 16, 2009. Iran's bloody crackdown on post-election protesters raised an international outcry on June 16 over human rights abuses and demands that Tehran answer "serious questions" about the disputed poll. Getty

Iranian women hold up pictures of protesters killed yesterday in Tehran during a demonstration by supporters of the Islamic republic's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, during a silent sit-in outside the Islamic Azad University in Dubai on June 16 2009. For the second day in a row, many Iranian expatriates and Mousavi supporters staged protests in the Gulf emirate against the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term on June 12. Iran's election watchdog said it was ready for a recount in the hotly disputed vote as the nation braced for further protests after seven people were killed in street battles. Getty

A wounded man lies at the street during a demonstration in front of a pro-government militia base near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Some hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

A protester allegedly injured by gunfire from pro-government militia is helped by another protester near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

Protesters burn a car and attack a building of a pro-government militia base near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

Protesters attack a building of pro-government militia near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

A suspected member of a pro-government militia, center, is taken away by unidentified people after he was beaten by demonstrators during a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Some hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

People carry the body of a man allegedly shot by pro-government militia near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

A member of a pro-government militia, left, stands guard on a rooftop of their base as demonstrators approach, near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Shots were fired and at least man was killed. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote. AP

A man lies the back of a truck after being seriously injured by gunfire in an area where militia were firing shots at a rally supporting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top opponent on Monday, June 15, 2009. Hundreds of thousands gathered in central Tehran to support Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims there was voting fraud in Friday's election. The gunfire came from a compound for volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard. AP

Iranian supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi wave and display his pictures from their balcony in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. In the background is a poster of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Getty

Some hundreds of thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims there was voting fraud in Friday's presidential election, turn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. AP

Pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, center, stands to greet his supporters during a rally in Tehran, Iran, on Monday June 15, 2009. The crowd, many wearing the trademark green color of Mousavi's campaign, was headed toward the capital's huge Freedom Square in the largest display of opposition unity since Friday's elections ended with Mousavi claiming widespread fraud. AP

Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi addresses supporters as he attends a rally with his wife Zahra Rahnavard in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. Getty

Iranian supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi march in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. In the background is a poster of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Getty

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims there was voting fraud in Friday's election, turn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. AP

A man who sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg, in an area where pro-government militia were firing shots in the air, is carried to a nearby car to be taken away to hospital, near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims there was voting fraud in Friday's election. AP

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi chant slogans as they greet him upon his arrival to his office after he took part in an opposition rally in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. Getty

Mir Hossein Mousavi take march in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. In the background is a poster of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Getty

Riot policemen walk outside the British embassy as hardliners gather to protest against what they say is "foreign involvement in Iran's affairs" in Tehran June 15, 2009. Reuters

Mehdi Karroubi, defeated reformist candidate for the Iranian presidency, attends a rally in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. Getty

Protesters shout anti-England slogans outside the British embassy to protest foreign involvement in Iran's affairs in Tehran June 15, 2009. Reuters

Iranians chant and hold posters aloft as they demonstrate outside the United Nations headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 15, 2009. The demonstrators were protesting against the election results from Iran. AP

Iranians hold a sit-down protest as they demonstrate outside the United Nations headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 15, 2009. The demonstrators were protesting against the election results from Iran. AP

A member of the Iranian security forces fires warning shots to disperse supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in central Tehran on June 14, 2009. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his hotly disputed re-election win at a huge rally after security forces cracked down on opposition protestors with mass arrests. Mousavi has lodged an appeal with the powerful Guardians Council to seek the cancellation of Friday's vote and called on his supporters to continue their protests peacefully. Getty

Protestors gather outside the Iranian embassy in west London on June 14, 2009 to demonstrate against what they believe were unfair elections in Iran that resulted in President Ahmadinejad remaining in his position. The Government in Iran has since arrested up to 100 reformists after riots broke out across the country. Getty

Protestors gather outside the Iranian embassy in west London on June 14, 2009 to demonstrate against what they believe were unfair elections in Iran that resulted in President Ahmadinejad remaining in his position. The government in Iran has since arrested up to 100 reformists after riots broke out across the country. Getty

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to a sea of thousands of flag-waving supporters during a massive rally to celebrate his victory in the presidential elections in Tehran's Valiasr square on June 14, 2009. Ahmadinejad defended his June 12 re-election but his defeated rival, Mir Hossein Mousavi, demanded the result be scrapped, setting the stage for further tense confrontations after the authorities cracked down on opposition protests. Getty

Protestors shout slogans outside the Iranian embassy in west London on June 14, 2009 to demonstrate against what they believe were unfair elections in Iran that resulted in President Ahmadinejad remaining in his position. The Government in Iran has since arrested up to 100 reformists after riots broke out across the country. Getty

A female supporter reacts, as tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gather in Vali Asr square for a rally attended by the president, in Tehran, Iran Sunday, June 14, 2009. Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities but Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest, the worst in a decade in Tehran, as "not important." AP

Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, react, as he speaks at a rally in Vali Asr square in Tehran, Iran Sunday, June 14, 2009. Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities but Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest, the worst in a decade in Tehran, as "not important." AP

A supporter of Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (portrait-L) holds up a poster bearing a picture of Jerusalem's holy Dome of the Rock mosque with the slogan "Our war will culminate with the takeover of Palestine", during a massive rally to celebrate his victory in the presidential elections in Tehran's Valiasr square on June 14, 2009. Ahmadinejad defended his June 12 re-election but his defeated rival, Mir Hossein Mousavi, demanded the result be scrapped, setting the stage for further tense confrontations after the authorities cracked down on opposition protests. Getty

An injured supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi displays his bloodied hands during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

Protestors shout slogans as about 250 demonstrators turned out in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday June 14, 2009, to protest the outcome of the presidential election in Iran. In Tehran supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities claimed the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. The rival candidate said the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and his followers responded with the most serious unrest in the capital in a decade. AP

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi throws stones at a riot policeman during a protest in Valiasr Street in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi makes a statement during post-election unrest in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

Supporters of Iranian reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi being chased by security forces as they pass by a burning bus on the streets of Tehran, protesting the declared results of the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2009. Iranian riot police have clashed with supporters of the main opposition candidate in disputed presidential elections. AP

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi speaks with riot police during a demonstration against the election results in Tehran June 13, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderate challenger Mousavi clashed in Tehran on Saturday after a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad in a presidential election, a Reuters witness said. Reuters

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi gestures in front of Iran's police during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 13, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderate challenger Mousavi clashed in Tehran on Saturday after a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad in a presidential election, a Reuters witness said. Reuters

A Iranian riot-police officer sprays tear-gas at a supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi attacking him with a police stick during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi hurls a stone at an Iranian riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi tries to resuscitate an injured fellow protester during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi hurls a stone at an Iranian riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

A policeman raises his arm to hit a supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

A supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, watches police after he escaped from them, during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

Iranian people demonstrate near the embassy of Iran in The Hague against the election victory of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on June 14, 2009. Police fired tear gas at rioters in Tehran as supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi swept through the Iranian capital yesterday, some throwing stones at baton-wielding policemen in protest at the disputed election results. Getty

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi shouts during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi flashes the victory sign as he watches a protest against the election results in Tehran June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to journalists as he attends his first news conference after Iran's presidential election in Tehran, June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi flashes the victory sign as he watches a protest against the election results in Tehran June 14, 2009. Iranian police again clashed on Sunday with people protesting in Tehran against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said in a victory news conference that the vote had been clean. Reuters

Iranian riot police men patrol in Vali-asr street in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Iranian youths opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to the streets Sunday, setting trash dumpsters and tires on fire, in a second day of clashes triggered by voter fraud claims. AP

Iranian protesters walk past a burning motorcycle in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Iranian youths opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad take to the streets Sunday, setting trash dumpsters and tires on fire, in a second day of clashes triggered by voter fraud claims. AP

Iranian supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi hurls a stone at Iranian riot-police during clashes in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Iranian youth opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad take to the streets Sunday, setting trash dumpsters and tires on fire, in a second day of clashes triggered by voter fraud claims. AP

A motorcyclist seen by a passenger bus with windows shattered by protesters, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Iranian youth opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to the streets Sunday, setting trash dumpsters and tires on fire, in a second day of clashes triggered by voter fraud claims. AP

A woman supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi shows stones used for throwing during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution Reuters

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi throw stones during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009 during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

Dumpsters are set on fire by supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi throw stones during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009 during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi set a fire on the road during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi throw stones during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009 during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

Iranian riot police clear away the remains of burning debris as supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi fought running battles using stones and petrol bombs against police, protesting the declared results of the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2009. AP

Supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi fight running battles using stones and petrol bombs against police, as they protest the declared results of the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2009. AP

Black smoke rises above the Tehran skyline as supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi burn tyres and other material in the streets as they fight running battles with police to protest the declared results of the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2009. AP

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi burn a police motorcycle during riots in Valiasr Street in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad drive through a street in Tehran to celebrate his re-election late on June 13, 2009. Ahmadinejad was declared winner by a landslide in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, triggering riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints of cheating from his defeated rivals. Getty

A supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi holds a piece of paper that reads "We write Mousavi, they read Ahmadinejad" during post-election unrest in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Reuters

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured Iranian riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi protest against the election results in front of Iran's police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderate challenger Mousavi clashed in Tehran on Saturday after a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad in a presidential election, a Reuters witness said. Reuters

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi chant slogans as they look at protestors from the roof of a house in Valiasr street in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

An Iranian woman cries near the headquarters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was set for a landslide victory in Iran's presidential race, crushing his moderate rival and Western hopes of change in the Islamic republic. But supporters of his main challenger, ex-premier Mousavi, cried foul and some were beaten by police as they gathered in Tehran to await the final results. Getty

An injured supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi covers his bloodied face during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared winner by a landslide in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, triggering riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints of cheating from his defeated rivals. Getty

A supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi walks past a burning police motorcyle during a protest in Valiasr Street in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

An Iranian woman runs for cover as Iranian policemen fire teargas to disperse supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi during a protest in Valiasr Street in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Getty

An Iranian girl looks back as supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi fight running battles using stones and petrol bombs against police, as they protest the results of the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2009. Police tried to suppress demonstrators who took to the streets to protest the declared results of recent presidential elections. AP

Iranian riot police patrol on motorbikes through the streets in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2009. Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities declared the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. AP

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi run past a burning bus in Tehran on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared winner by a landslide in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, triggering riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints of cheating from his defeated rivals. Getty

Iranian riot policemen stand guard in a street in Tehran during protests by supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi on June 13, 2009. Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a crushing victory in Iran's hotly-disputed presidential vote, according to official results that triggered mass opposition protests. Riot police were out in Tehran as thousands of Mousavi supporters took to the streets shouting "Down with the Dictator" after final results showed Ahmadinejad winning almost 63 percent of the vote. Getty

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi run from the police during a protest against the election results in Tehran June 13, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderate challenger Mousavi clashed in Tehran on Saturday after a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad in a presidential election, a Reuters witness said. Reuters