Messages from Iran
Protesters across Iran continue to dispute the election results that returned President Ahmadinejad to office. To help us understand what is happening on the ground in Tehran, we turn to Pooneh Ghoddossi from the BBC’s Persian Television. They have been receiving communiques from Iranians, including more than 4,500 emails this morning already.
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