Ali Larijani calls for probe into vote complaints

Iran's state-run Press TV says that 13 rioters were killed in clashes with police on Saturday. Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker, Ali Larijani, has urged the nation's highest advisory body to thoroughly investigate complaints over the recent presidential election.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani talks to  reporters after he held talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Defence Compound in Sanaa May 14, 2009.REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/Files

Larijani said the Guardian Council should use all possible means to build trust and convince the protestors that their complaints will be carefully looked into. He also noted that a majority of Iranians believe that the actual election result is different from what was officially announced.

The Speaker added that these opinions should be respected and that a line should be drawn between these opinions and those of the rioters.

Also on Saturday, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodai confirmed that it would recount 10-percent of the votes from the recent election.