Fresh opposition protests in Iran

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There are new clashes in Iran this morning between opposition supporters and government forces in the city of Isfahan. Opposition supporters had gathered for a memorial service for the dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, who died over the weekend. The cleric’s death has re-ignited the opposition movement in Iran and there are more big demonstrations expected in the coming days. The BBC’s Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne has been following the story and joins us from London.

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