Ahmadinejad declares new era for Iran

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made his first major television address since the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared the election results valid. In it Ahmadinejad sought to disperse the clouds of doubt surrounding his re-election, calling it "clean and free." David Rathbun has more.

In a photo released by the Iranian President's office,  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech live on state TV, in Tehran, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.  (AP photo)

In his half-hour address late Tuesday, Ahmadinejad insisted that the June 12th elections were fair and that his government was legitimate.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, "In the recount of the votes, no fault was discovered. Those who had claims could not provide a single document as proof of fraud in the election."

He said the 85 percent voter turnout and his landslide victory according to official results had given his government a new legitimacy.