Massive Anti government rally in Tehran Iran

One protester was shot dead and several others were injured when the crowd attacked a compound used by a religious militia linked to the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard.

The violence comes after a largely peaceful rally in the city, attended by hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters demanding the country's presidential election be overturned.

The rally was addressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's defeated rival, Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims the presidential vote was rigged.

It is not known if the protester's death was the catalyst for the violence.

The rally itself was a remarkable event for Tehran, where public gatherings not approved by the government are banned.

The country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has promised a review of the election result.

Western nations, including the United States, have expressed their doubts about the vote.

Overnight United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon voiced his concern about the election result.

"When there is an election, the genuine will of the people should be reflected and respected in the most transparent and fair and objective manner," he said.

Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama says he is "deeply troubled" by the post-election violence in Iran.

"The democratic process, free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent - all those are universal values and need to be respected," he said.

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[Blindsman]

Don't bother expecting UN to do something. They're only good on discussing what's right and wrong and only slapping nations with sanctions

[hollymaria]

Ok? So the Chinese gov't supports Ahmadinejad? And you are using that to support him? Hmmm.... that is quite telling methinks... =P Chinese people and culture are beautiful but their gov't is about as brutal, inhumane and corrupt as it gets. So excuse me if an endorsement from the Chinese gov't doesn't exactly do it for me...

[anilsinghkec]

May your Revolution be success and make Iran a Free and Democratic country one day...Love from India...Long live the Revolution...

[MrToobitter]

@Mrfantasticel FUCKING BAD PAKKI DON'T GET INVOLVE IN MY COUNTRY

BENCHOT .

DEATH TO KHAMENEI

DEATH TO KHAMENEI THE LIAR THE CRIMINAL THE MURDERER .

[saeidkermanshah]

@Mrfantasticel fuck off

[Mrfantasticel]

long live ahmedi najad and the islamic state

khomeine rahbar allah w akbar

[1975Aspen]

Yes, in the U.S. these days local sheriff and police departments open criminal investigations on dissidents while harassing them thru organized gang stalking, assassinating dissidents in Europe and jailing in Banana Republics elsewhere while providing material support to dissident groups in Russia, China and Iran. Look up gang stalking, gang stalking TV, Monarch II (pt twelve) on YouTube.

[sasua741]

DEATH TO KHAMENEI