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cnn 2009-06-15


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What you are seeing is coverage in Tehran of a rally happening for the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has just been re-elected. A lot of people saying not so fair, a lot of people from the opposition, his main opposition in the election, saying the election was stolen from them want their votes back. There was a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad, even though a lot of people, a lot of analysts thought that Mousavi his main opponent might actually win this thing. Huge rallies for Mousavi, a lot of people turning out in the street but it turned out to be a landslide victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who just claimed victory a short time ago, the press conference, a speech. And now a big rally.

Christiane Amanpour's question I think it was a very crucial point in that news conference. I want you to listen to her question and then the answer.

You said that you were the president of all Iranians, no matter who they voted for. I would like to ask you, what is the situation with your challenger, Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi, and will you guarantee his safety? And why have opposition reform individuals, officials being arrested?

The situation in the country is in a very good condition. Iran is the most stable county in the world. And there is a rule of law in this country and all the people are equal before the law. And the elections have witnessed -- the presidential election has witnessed people's massive turnout. (www.hXen.com)

As I said, even in a soccer match, that there be -- people may become excited and that may lead to a confrontation between them and the police force. This is something natural. A person coming out of a stadium, and may violate the traffic regulations. He will be fined by the police no matter who he is, an ordinary person or even a minister.

So, these are not problems. These do not cause any problems for the people of Iran and 40 million people who participated in the elections.

So that was the answer to cnn's Christiane Amanpour's question. You decide whether she got a straight answer out of that. He went on to say a number of things referencing a soccer game and traffic violation. But at the forefront of that, he said Iran is a stable country, the most stable country in the world and went on to say people can cast their votes for anyone they want and that will not lead to any hostility.

We can't get that answer. Mousavi is a main opposition. Can he guarantee his protection and he mentioned that he had been cited for traffic violation saying that this man Mousavi is a citizen like the rest of the citizens and was cited for traffic violation. So certainly did not clear that up and didn't get a straight answer about whether or not Mousavi would be protected.

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