Mousavi calls for mass rally over disputed poll

IRANIAN opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi issued a direct challenge to the country’s supreme leader and cleric-led system last night, calling for a mass rally today to protest disputed election results and violence against his followers.

A crackdown on dissent continued, with more arrests of opposition figures, and the country’s most powerful military force – the Revolutionary Guard – saying Iranian websites and bloggers must remove any materials that “create tension” or face legal action.

In one high-profile display of apparent opposition support, several Iranian soccer players wore green wrist bands – the colour of Mousavi’s campaign – during a World Cup qualifying match in South Korea that was televised in Iran.