Talk:Iran warns West about meddling while clerics opine

Guardian Council
Hi, I noticed the following statement in the article: "The Guardian Council, a twelve-member council of clerics and jurists charged with interpreting the Constitution of Iran, which had earlier declared the election for the incumbent, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has now called the June 12 vote 'invalid' in a statement on the council's website." This makes no sense and I see no sources to support this. This source shows that The Assembly of Qom Scholars and Researchers (NOT the Guardian Council) issued a statement on their website calling the election results invalid. Maybe I'm just confused, could anyone tell me when and where the Guradian Council released a statement saying that they thought the vote was "invalid"? Thanks a lot --Sampi (talk) 03:18, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

I agree. There is definitely something wrong with the statement: The Guardian Council, a twelve-member council of clerics and jurists charged with interpreting the Constitution of Iran, which had earlier declared the election for the incumbent, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has now called the June 12 vote "invalid" in a statement on the council's website. "Candidates' complaints and strong evidence of vote-rigging were ignored ... peaceful protests by Iranians were violently oppressed ... dozens of Iranians were killed and hundreds were illegally arrested," read the statement by the Guardian Council. "The outcome is invalid." The Guardian Council is part of Iranian government that decides the election is valid just a few days ago (according to all sources I saw), there is no apparent source stating that the election is officially overturned or mark as invalid. Although I hate to admit that the election remains valid, there should be an urgent and major correction to the report. --98.154.26.247 (talk) 06:45, 7 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I got the two groups mixed up and intertwined. Please see if I fixed it. --SVTCobra 10:04, 7 July 2009 (UTC)