The main opposition leader in Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has confirmed plans to form a new broad-based political front.

Writing on his website, he said the front would have a charter and would give the opposition a legal framework.

Mr Mousavi was the leading reformist candidate in the disputed presidential elections in Iran on 12 June.

Meanwhile, his wife has confirmed that her brother was among those detained during protests against the presidential election.

Mr Mousavi has made it clear that the new front will not be a substitute for popular protest, but a way of giving the Green movement – as it has become known – a legal political framework.

Tags: iran, middle east

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