Posted on 09/16/2009 6:58:47 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iran's opposition leaders have said they will attend protest meetings at the nationwide Jerusalem Day anti-Israel prayer event on September 18th.
Opposition leaders have said they will attend to protest the last election poll, which they say was rigged to secure President Ahmadinejad's re-election.
The June presidential election was followed by huge opposition protests, which the government is keen to avoid again.
Iranian authorities, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have already warned opposition members they should not use any protest to turn attendees against the clerical establishment.
With some opposition websites calling for new antigovernment protests on Qods Day, security is being tightened in streets in central Tehran.
The late founder of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, declared the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan as Qods, or Jerusalem Day, and called for rallies against Israel and in support of Palestinians.
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