Final results today showed Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's opponents have won elections for local councils.

FOUR bombs exploded in the capital of an oil-rich province on the Iranian border with Iraq yesterday, killing at least eight people and wounding at least 36.

Fearing a boycott after all reformist candidates were disqualified from Iran’s upcoming elections, the country’s supreme leader ordered the applications of some candidates be reviewed today, state-run television reported.