Normally after tallying the votes they wait 3 days and then the Supreme Ayatollah announces the winner. In this case, Khameini went and announced Mahmoud the winner the same day of the election.

There were tons of irregularities on the ballots, and pre-election polling and exit-polling both showed Mousavi winning with about 55% of the vote.

Iran has shut down cellphones, Facebook, text messaging, and a host of other websites. There are massive riots in the streets in every major city in Iran. The entire country has erupted. The world deserves to know.

Massive protest in Tehran