President Barack Obama toughened his rhetoric on Friday in support of Iranian demonstrators protesting a disputed presidential election.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, defended Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday as the rightful winner of the presidential election.
Iran’s supreme leader will address the nation on Friday for the first time since a disputed election result triggered protests.
Iran’s supreme leader has told the top election supervisory body to examine defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi’s complaints.
Iranians began voting on Friday in a closely-fought election which pits hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against a former prime minister.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that US President Barack Obama’s offer of better ties was just a ”slogan”.
Worries about global economic growth and expectations of a weak US jobs report pushed oil prices lower on Friday.
Iran will continue on its nuclear ”path”, the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted on Wednesday.