Iran's supreme leader calls for national unity

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Iran's supreme leader called for national unity on Sunday,urging both sides in a election dispute not to stoke the emotions of the young.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected demands by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to hold a re-vote.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said, "I advise both sides of election dispute not to stoke the emotions of the young; not to stage people against each other. This nation is united and has a united faith too. This integrated nation must not be split and a group must not be incited against another. There is a legal criterion for settlement of differences."

A handout picture posted on the website of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing MPs during a meeting in Tehran. (AFP/HO)