TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A relative of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi denied allegations that election dissidents were raped in prison, Iranian media reports claim.

TEHRAN, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Iran and Libya must cooperate to ensure their common enemies do not propagate religious friction as a weapon against Islamic states, officials say.

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A son of influential Iranian cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani denied allegations he was linked to the embezzlement of $2 million in fuel assets.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received the endorsement of the country's highest cleric Monday but the ceremony was notable for the lack of participants.

TEHRAN, July 27 (UPI) -- The suppression of dissent in Iran has extended to the point that confrontation with the ruling elites is almost unavoidable, an Iranian journalist claims.

TEHRAN, July 17 (UPI) -- Riot police used tear gas to disperse crowds who gathered at Tehran University following Friday prayers led by opposition cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS, England, June 19 (UPI) -- I lie on the sofa watching the student demonstrations in Iran, dozing in and out, recovering from food poisoning caught at a Heathrow hotel 37 hours earlier. I cannot help but make historical comparisons. It is the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and the 41st of the Prague Spring. How will governments and their leaders react if Iran implodes?

TEHRAN, June 16 (UPI) -- A power struggle is taking place between Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, analysts say.

TEHRAN, June 10 (UPI) -- Cleric and former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani expressed his concerns over the presidential campaign in an open letter to Iran's supreme leader.