1 March 2011 Last updated at 11:58 ET


Iran: Security forces break up Tehran protests


Iranian police have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters mounting protests in the capital Tehran.

A BBC correspondent in Tehran said large numbers of riot police and militia on motorcycles in the city centre broke up any crowds that formed.

The unrest comes a day after websites close to opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi said they had been jailed.

The government has denied this, saying the two men were at home.

The BBC's Mohsen Agsari in Tehran said by early evening the security forces appeared to have full control of the streets.

The Basiji militia were chanting victory slogans, he said.

[link to www.bbc.co.uk]