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4) This is incorrect; the Ayatollah did not approve of the election; that is why they have launched an investigation into irregularities.

Eh, actually...from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090615/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_e... :

"The day after the election, Khamenei urged the nation to unite behind Ahmadinejad and called the result a 'divine assessment.'"

It was only after the protests that Khamenei backtracked.



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