Iran Opposition Delays Rally After Crackdown

A Thursday ceremony to mourn the victims of Iran's post-election protests has been postponed for a week, an opposition party Web site said.

The statement was posted Wednesday evening on the Web site of presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi's party -- some hours after security forces wielding clubs and firing weapons crushed a planned demonstration at a square in the capital, Tehran.

Iran: Police Sent To Protest On Streets Of Tehran

Hundreds of police officers have been deployed at the site of a planned election protest rally in Iran, despite claims the demonstration had been cancelled.

Uncertainty surrounds whether the rally in downtown Tehran will go ahead.

The political party of defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi called off the action.