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'The competition was transparent'

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has addressed the nation for the first time since disputed election results sparked huge protests in the capital, Tehran.

The Supreme Leader defended President Ahmadinejad's re-election and said the competition was transparent.

It is the first public appearance by the supreme leader since he gave his unequivocal backing to the election result and President Ahmadinejad.

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