Iran elections Iran election aftermath
Friday June 12
The election began peacefully, with huge numbers of Iranians going to vote in the hotly contested presidential poll on Friday. Officials said the turnout was 'unprecedented'
Friday June 12
President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, seeking a second term, said while voting in Tehran that the people's strong, revolutionary and clear decision would bring about a bright future for the nation
Friday June 12
Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the main challenger to the president, and his popular wife, Zahra Rahnavard, cast their vote in the Ershad mosque in Shahr-e-Rey. It was thought a high turnout would favour him
Saturday June 13
Protests began on Saturday after election results declared a landslide win for Mr Ahmadi-Nejad, triggering riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints of cheating from defeated rivals
Saturday June 13
Supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi marched through Valiasr Street in Tehran on Saturday. Police fired tear gas at the protesters as they passed through the Iranian capital
Saturday June 13
Riot police on motorcycles were sent in to try and deal with the crowds. Some riot police, such as this man in Tehran's Valiasr Street, found themselves the target of violent protests and some were outnumbered as Saturday went on
Saturday June 13
The motorcycle of the policeman attacked in Valiasr Street was burnt by opposition supporters
Saturday June 13
Eventually an opposition supporter helps the injured Iranian riot policeman in Valiasr Street to escape the scene of the rioting
Saturday June 13
Protesters against Mr Ahmadi-Nejad's re-election seemed to come from all sections of Iranian society. Many were young
Saturday June 13
Some 120km from the rioting in Tehran, in the Shia holy city of Qom, this Iranian youth, with a national flag on his shoulders, showed support for Mr Ahmadi-Nejad
Sunday June 14
Mr Ahmadi-Nejad called for his supporters to take to the streets and held a rally to demonstrate his popularity. Thousands of flag-waving supporters turned out to celebrate his presidential victory in Tehran's Valiasr Square. Mr Ahmadi-Nejad defended his re-election but his defeated rival, Mr Moussavi, demanded the result be scrapped
