... total could be more. Mousavi's extremely slim hope of having the election results annulled rest with Iran's Guardian Council, an unelected body of 12 clerics and Islamic law experts. But Mousavi and another moderate candidate in the race ...

... protest over the arrests. Jannati does not hold a position in the government or judiciary, but is the head of the Guardian Council, a powerful body in Iran's ruling clerical hierarchy that stands above the elected government. The council oversees ...

... his top rivals within the clerical leadership the Guardians Council, a body dominated by hard-liners. The council ... dismissed by the opposition. Rafsanjani said the Guardians Council missed an "opportunity to unite the people and regain ...