World | Iran Clerics Invite Opposition to Talk By Kevin Spak Posted Jun 18, 2009 8:04 AM CDT Copied In this image issued by the government run Fars News Agency, supporters of pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, attend a rally in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday June, 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Fars news agency) See 1 more photo Iran’s Guardian Council has invited all three opposition candidates to a meeting to air their grievances Saturday, the New York Times reports. But the opposition is likely to view that olive branch warily; it has already turned down the council’s offer for a partial recount. Protesters say they intend to continue their mass street campaign demanding the vote be annulled entirely. Ayatollah Khamenei asked the Guardian Council, a powerful 12-cleric watchdog group with the power to unseat Khamenei himself, to look into the election results. Iran’s state radio has reported that the council has begun a “careful examination” of 646 complaints about the vote. Read These Next Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. University of Virginia leader reportedly resigns over DEI policies. See 1 more photo Report an error