A candlelight vigil on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iranian killed during a Tehran protest. Marwan Naamani/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesIranian Cleric: Harsh Punishment For Riot Leaders -- Yahoo News/AP
Iran's increasingly isolated opposition leader effectively ended his role in street protests, saying he'll seek permits for future rallies. A leading cleric demanded in a nationally broadcast sermon Friday that leaders of the unrest be punished "strongly and with cruelty."
Iran's ruling clergy has widened its clampdown on the opposition since a bitterly disputed June 12 presidential election, and scattered protests have replaced the initial mass rallies.
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