Iran election annulment ruled out

Iranian riot police in Tehran observe as 1,000 attend rally

Iran's legislative body, the Guardian Council, has said there were no major polling irregularities in the 12 June election and ruled out an annulment.

Opposition supporters called for the vote to be set aside and the elections re-run amid claims of vote tampering.

But Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei was quoted on state television as saying there was "no major fraud or breach in the election".

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