A HARDLINE Iranian cleric called yesterday for the execution of leading “rioters” to teach a lesson to the thousands who have protested against the June 12 presidential election result.

Iranians today stuck by their refusal to suspend uranium enrichment as a precondition for talks on its nuclear programme despite Western insistence that Tehran commit to the step as demanded by the UN Security Council.

IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that Hezbollah has “hoisted the banner of victory” over Israel and toppled US-led plans for the Middle East.

An Iranian hardline cleric has warned Israel that Iran’s 1,250-mile missiles will land in Tel Aviv if the Jewish state attacks Iran, state-run television reported.