Pressure mounts on Iranian reformists

2009-07-05 08:39:02 -

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian newspaper closely tied to the government says reformists disputing last month's presidential elections are «dangerous.
The editorial in the conservative Kayhan newspaper, and earlier comments by a top aide to Iran's all powerful clerical leader, mark an escalation of pressure on defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and

his supporters.
Kayhan questioned how the reformists should be dealt with, saying they «would be a dangerous opposition if they were to win, and set the streets on fire when they lose.
A day earlier, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's top aide wrote in Kayhan that Mousavi is an American agent.
Mousavi's supporters accuse President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of winning a second term through fraud.