A day in Iran I will never forget

Every now and again you get a day in journalism which you will never forget. Monday was one of those. We set off in the morning not knowing what the day would bring. Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition candidate, had said he and other reformists would attend a mass rally but the Interior Ministry had banned it.

We went to see Mehdi Karroubi, another defeated candidate, more liberal than Mr Mousavi. I was amazed that we managed to get the interview because he had not spoken since the election, but when I asked his campaign aide, he simply said yes, and gave us the address.

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