A senior aid to Iran's newly re-elected President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has rejected claims of an alleged election fraud in the June 12 polls, Press TV reported.
"The country's presidential elections were closely screened and monitored," said Mohammad-Naser Saghaye-Biria on Sunday.
He criticized Ahmadinejad's main election rivals for undermining Friday's historic election by circulating rumors of voter fraud in exclusive interviews with foreign media outlets.
"If they have any complaints, they should take it up with the Guardian Council," he said.
Friday's election saw Ahmadinejad win 24.5 million of the votes -- nearly 62 percent.
Ahmadinejad's main rival, Mir-Hossein Moussavi, came second with 13.2 million votes, followed by Mohsen Rezaei with more than 630 thousand votes and Mehdi Karroubi with 320 thousand votes.
Moussavi has sharply complained of voting irregularities, describing the official count as a 'sleight of hand' by those in charge of the election. However, he asked his supporters to exercise 'calm and restraint' and refrain from 'any violent behavior'.
Iran's Interior Ministry, however, was quick to reject Moussavi's claims.
"No violations that may have influenced the vote have been reported, and we have received no written complaint," said Iranian Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli on Saturday, adding that the ministry has received no 'written complaint' about voter fraud.