Protests continue in Tehran; Iran accuses US of meddling in its affairs

Protests continued in Iran today over elections results that declared a victory at the polls for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Today, about one hundred thousand supporters of opposition candidate  Mir Hossein Mousavi, held a silent protest through Tehran´s streets.  Human rights organizations are saying the government is repressing protests and journalists´ freedom to report on the events has been significantly curtailed.

President Obama spoke about the situation on Tuesday, angering Iran´s foreign ministry which filed a formal protest, saying the US is intervening in Iran´s internal affairs. The US and Iran have already been at loggerheads over Iran´s nuclear energy program.  So how will the current situation in Iran change the difficult relations between both nations?

Reporter Rose Ketabchi spoke with Rebecca Griffin of Peace Action West.  Her organization has been working toward nuclear disarmament since the 1960s and more recently has focused on promoting diplomacy between the United States and Iran.