| [ti:] | |
| [ar:] | |
| [al:] | |
| [00:00.00] | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in |
| [00:04.08] | for a second term as Iranian President. |
| [00:06.13] | However hundreds of opposition supporters |
| [00:08.49] | disputing the election result gathered outside the parliament |
| [00:11.79] | defying an official ban on protests. |
| [00:13.97] | John Iion reports. |
| [00:15.33] | In a ceremony broadcast live on state TV, |
| [00:18.38] | Mr. Ahmadinejad took the oath of office |
| [00:20.50] | as prescribed in the Iranian constitution. |
| [00:22.86] | He went on to defend the election result. |
| [00:25.35] | The speaker of parliament Ali Larijani criticised the west |
| [00:28.83] | for their hastiness in condemning the result. |
| [00:31.01] | But outside, opposition protesters gathered |
| [00:34.24] | to give their contrary view. |
| [00:35.86] | They were met by hundreds of riot police. |
| [00:38.29] | Western countries declined |
| [00:40.46] | to give their official congratulations, |
| [00:42.21] | though ambassadors from Britain |
| [00:44.01] | and the European Union were present. |
YouTube Results (More on YouTube)