An Iranian opposition leader has been put under house arrest, his official website says.

Security forces have raided the office of Iran’s top opposition leader and seized computers after days of intimidating visitors with a heavy force presence around the building.

Iran’s president marked the anniversary of the nation’s foundation as an Islamic republic today by declaring it is now a “nuclear state”.

Hundreds of thousands of pro-government demonstrators gathered in the central square of Tehran today to mark the 31st anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution.

A prominent supporter of Iran’s leading opposition politician was killed by a bomb at his home today.

A prominent supporter of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was killed in a bomb attack at his home today.

Iran’s opposition leader was defiant today in the face new threats – including calls by hardliners for his execution – and said he was ready to die in defence of the people’s rights.

Iranian opposition leaders were today warned they could face trial if they do not denounce the anti-government protests sweeping the country.

TENS of thousands of hard-line government supporters turned out for state-sponsored rallies yesterday, some of them calling for the execution of opposition leaders as Iran’s police chief threatened to show “no mercy” in crushing any new protests by the pro-reform movement.

BRITAIN’S ambassador in Iran was summoned to the country’s foreign ministry yesterday amid growing tension over the clampdown on protesters in Tehran and other cities.

Iran accused Britain of helping stir up unrest that has led to deadly street clashes in the country and summoned its ambassador to complain today.

A relative of Iran’s opposition leader says the body of the leader’s nephew has been removed from a hospital without the family’s permission, a day after he was slain in an anti-government protest.

Two prominent critics of the Iranian government have been arrested after clashes overnight in Tehran.

TENS of thousands of mourners turned the funeral of Iran’s leading dissident cleric into an anti-government protest yesterday.

Tens of thousands of mourners turned the funeral of Iran’s leading dissident cleric into an anti-government protest today.

Tens of thousands of mourners joined the funeral procession for Iran’s most senior dissident cleric today.

GOVERNMENT supporters rallied across Iran yesterday to protest against an opposition “insult” to the Islamic Republic’s revered founder, with some calling for pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to be executed.

SECURITY forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting “death to the dictator” outside Tehran University yesterday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said.

Thousands of riot police and Revolutionary Guard members armed with tear gas, batons and firearms were deployed outside Tehran University today to prevent student demonstrations backed by the opposition.

Iranian authorities have slowed internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests tomorrow to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.

IRANIAN security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons yesterday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover.

Iranian security forces attacked anti-government protesters on the streets of Tehran today as state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover took place nearby.

Hard-liners have attacked senior pro-reform leaders in the streets of Tehran as tens of thousands marched in competing mass demonstrations organised by opposition and government supporters.

Thousands of Iranian anti-government protesters clashed with hard-liners on the streets of Tehran today as marches turned into running battles.

IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling for the prosecution of Iran’s opposition leaders over the post-election turmoil.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today called for the leaders of the opposition to be prosecuted over Iran's post-election turmoil, stepping up pressure against the pro-reform movement that says he won the election by fraud.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling for the prosecution of Iran’s opposition leaders over the post-election turmoil.

A GROUP of former reformist lawmakers appealed to a powerful clerical body in Iran to investigate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s qualification to rule in an unprecedented challenge to the country’s most powerful man over the post-election crackdown.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s right to rule received an unprecedented challenge from a group of former reformist politicians today.

IRAN’s police chief acknowledged yesterday that detained protesters were abused in prison and the country’s top prosecutor said those responsible for the mistreatment should be punished, in unusually pointed criticism of security officials.

Hundreds of protesters were beaten back by police today as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president.

TWO prominent defeated Iranian presidential candidates said they would maintain their campaign against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election, which has sparked Iran’s worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

IRAN’S supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president for a new four-year term, describing him as a “courageous” man but telling him to listen to his critics.

Iran’s supreme leader today formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s second term as president in a step leading up to his inauguration in parliament.

IRAN’S opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi accused the authorities yesterday of using “medieval torture” to extract confessions from protesters on trial over the wave of post-election unrest.

An influential pro-reform ex-president of Iran has denounced the country's first trial of activists and protesters following the disputed presidential election as a sham.

Opposition political activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran today on charges of rioting and conspiring against the ruling system in the country’s first trial following the disputed presidential election, it was reported.

A group of opposition political activists and protesters are standing trial in Tehran on charges of rioting after the disputed presidential election, it was reported today.

IRANIAN police fired tear gas and beat protesters with batons to disperse thousands at a graveside memorial yesterday for victims of post-election violence.

IRAN has announced that the first trials of post-election protesters will begin this weekend, as anger grew even among some government supporters over abuse of those detained in the more than six-week-old crackdown.

IRANIAN authorities have freed 140 people detained in street protests over last month’s disputed election and the supreme leader ordered a jail closed amid opposition claims of prisoner abuse.

IRAN’S opposition leader has requested permission from authorities to hold a memorial service for victims of the post-election unrest, a top aide said.

Iran’s opposition leader has requested permission from authorities to hold a memorial service for victims of the post-election unrest, a top aide said today.

PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, already at the centre of a post-election crisis, came under criticism from his own hardline supporters yesterday for appointing a first vice president who once caused an outcry by saying Iranians were friends of Israelis.