Iran Detains Opposition to Derail Protests, Mousavi Aide Says
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Iran’s move to detain the country’s main opposition leaders, Mehdi Karrubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi, is an attempt to derail a march by demonstrators today and avert the turmoil that has swept through the region, according to one of their top advisers.
Karrubi and Mousavi, who had been under forced seclusion at home, were transferred to a Tehran prison, the opposition Kaleme website said yesterday. The two, along with their wives, were “arrested and taken to Heshmatiyeh prison,” Kaleme said, citing neighbors for some of the details. State-run media denied the arrests.