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Page last updated at 02:41 GMT, Monday, 3 August 2009 03:41 UK

Khamenei endorses Ahmadinejad

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has officially endorsed President Ahmadinejad as the winner of the recent disputed elections.

The ayatollah backed the incumbent two days before the official inauguration, amid tales of post-election torture.

Leading opposition figures and two former presidents were not at the ceremony, state-run al-Alam TV said.

Jon Leyne reports.

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