Mousavi: Iranian election protest will continue

Iran continued its crackdown on protesters arresting 70 university professors after they met embattled opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, but he vowed to persevere with his election challenge today.

In the latest sign of government attempts to silence dissent, the professors were held yesterday after meeting Mr Mousavi, who has said the election which returned president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was massively rigged.