Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged Iran's (defeated and winner) presidential candidates to stand against violence, the semi- official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
Khamenei cautioned that vandals are seeking violence in the country, and asked all political figures in Iran to take a clear stance against violence, the report said, Xinhua reported.
Following Iran's presidential election results on Saturday, a wave of protests erupted against the claimed "fraud" in the election and it followed by violence in the country that has led to the death of "eight" Iranians.
"Such destruction and ugly acts and crimes which have happened are not related to the people and supporters of the candidates, but are related to vandals," Khamenei said, adding that "everybody must stand against it and take a clear stance."
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with representatives from the four candidates in Iran's presidential election and officials from the Guardians Council and the Interior Ministry here in Tehran on Tuesday evening.
On Saturday afternoon, Iranian Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli announced that the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 62. 63 percent of the total votes during Friday's vote, while former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi got 33.75 percent in Iran's presidential competition.
After the official declaration, Mousavi, in a statement, protested "strongly" the "obvious" violations in Iran's presidential election.
Iran's Guardian Council said on Tuesday that it is ready to recount the disputed polling boxes.
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