bbc neveshteh har do canidate elam piroozi kard moosavi va ahmadi nejad
Iran rivals both declare victory
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The two main candidates in Iran's presidential election have claimed victory, after extended voting as huge numbers of people turned out to vote.
Reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi told a news conference that he had won by a substantial margin.
However, state media said incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won, and electoral officials said partial results put him ahead on 69%.
But Mr Mousavi has complained of some voting irregularities.
He said there had been a shortage of ballot papers and millions of people had been denied the right to vote.
His election monitors were not allowed enough access to polling stations, he added, saying he would deal seriously with any fraud.
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran says that, with the count barely having begun, this could be a case of the two candidates just sending a warning.
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