Iran’s interior minister says moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani has won the presidential vote.

An Iranian pathologist found that the son of a prominent conservative politician’s adviser died from beatings and poor prison conditions, it was reported.

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

Iran’s opposition leader has insisted that the bitterly contested presidential election be nullified, rejecting the latest offer of a partial recount and signalling he is not dropping his political challenge despite mounting pressures by Iran’s ruling clergy.

IRANIANS packed polling stations from boutique-lined streets to conservative bastions yesterday with a choice that’s left the country divided and on edge: keeping hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or electing a reformist who favours greater freedoms and improved ties with the United States.