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| Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the nation "will not yield to pressure" over a disputed presidential election. | Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the nation "will not yield to pressure" over a disputed presidential election. |
| Several people have been killed in days of street protests since the 12 June election returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency. | Several people have been killed in days of street protests since the 12 June election returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency. |
| Violence erupted after protesters claimed the elections were rigged. | Violence erupted after protesters claimed the elections were rigged. |
| Iran has also said it is "reviewing" whether to downgrade relations with UK, as diplomatic tensions increase. | |
| Iranian riot police and militiamen appear to have put a halt to protests in the capital, in which official say 17 people have killed. | |
| There are reports that a further rally is planned for later on Wednesday, and there have been calls for a day or more of mourning from Thursday. | |
| The ayatollah, whose earlier command to stop protesting went unheeded, said: "I had insisted and will insist on implementing the law on the election issue. | |
| He added: "Neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost." | |
| He had earlier agreed to extend by five days the amount of time allowed to examine complaints of electoral fraud. | |
| However, the Guardian Council, Iran's electoral body, said there was "no major fraud or breach in the election". |