<p> <br />Iran’s top legislative body, the Guardian Council, was recounting a random 10 per cent of the votes. Defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has rejected the move, saying the whole election should be annulled.<br /><br />UK embassy staff freed<br />Meanwhile, Iran said it has freed five local British embassy staff arrested on accusations of stoking post-election unrest, a move that further threatened tense ties with London and West.</p>
<p> <br />Iran’s top legislative body, the Guardian Council, was recounting a random 10 per cent of the votes. Defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has rejected the move, saying the whole election should be annulled.<br /><br />UK embassy staff freed<br />Meanwhile, Iran said it has freed five local British embassy staff arrested on accusations of stoking post-election unrest, a move that further threatened tense ties with London and West.</p>