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Last updated: 5 august, 2009 - 11:14 GMT

President Ahmadinejad is sworn in

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) shares a laugh with Iran's judiciary chief Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi before taking the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony in parliament in Tehran on August 5, 2009

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term as president of Iran, weeks after a disputed election.

Outside parliament, members of the opposition reportedly clashed with police.

World Update's Peter Dobbie discusses the events in Tehran with Bahman Kalbasi of Persian TV and supporters of President Ahmadinejad and the opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi.

First broadcast 5 August 2009

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