Third of Iranian MP's refuse to celebrate Ahmadinejad's election

According to a BBC report 290 MPs were invited to a party on Wednesday night but as many as 105 people did not attend. Around 50 MPs belong to reformist parties, the fact that others also refused to attend may suggest that the political class is significantly divided on the election dispute.

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President Ahmadinejad was elected on 12 June with two thirds of the vote, however opposition leaders and protestors have claimed it was the result of a major fraud.

Mr Amhadinejad has also warned the US not to get involved in Iran. According to Fars news agency he said, "I hope you [US President Barack Obama] will avoid interfering in Iran's affairs and express regret in a way that the Iranian people are informed of it."

Earlier this week Mr Obama condemned violence used against protestors.