Iranian reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi during a press conference after polls closed in Tehran, 12 June 2009 A top Iranian newspaper is calling for reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi to be tried for treason.

Aneditorial Saturday in the conservative daily Kayhan accuses Mr. Mousaviof working with foreign governments after he was defeated in lastmonth's presidential vote.  It accuses the former prime minister ofacting on orders from the United States to incite the post-electionriots.

The editorial by hardline cleric Hossein Shariatmadari,a close aide to Iran's supreme leader, also called for Iran's formerpresident and leading reformist, Mohammad Khatami, to be tried fortreason.

Mr. Khatami has accused Iran's leaders of a "coup"against democracy for upholding the re-election of President MahmoudAhmadinejad .

Late Friday, one of Iran's senior pro-reform clerics warned officials many Iranians are still wary of voting "ambiguities."

Thestatement by Grand Ayatollah Youssef Saanei posted on his Web site alsosaid there is no excuse for the government to violate the rights of theIranian people.

Iranian authorities have said about 20 people were killed and more than 1,000 arrested in post-election protests.

AlsoSaturday, a lawyer for a detained employee of the British Embassy inTehran said his client now faces charges of "acting against nationalsecurity."

The lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshi, identified his client as Hossein Rassam, the British embassy's top political analyst.

Iranianauthorities arrested nine local employees of the British embassy lastmonth.  Seven of the employees have since been released.


Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.