TEHRAN – Iran told the Western countries on Monday to stop interfering in its internal affairs following disputes at home over the presidential election results.

“Such issues are family disputes which will be resolved through legal and democratic ways,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told a regular news briefing.
The spokesman hit out at certain Western countries, particularly the United States, France, and Britain which he said are encouraging “anarchism and vandalism” in Iran.
Since the release of the presidential election results the Western countries have made provocative remarks to incite riots in Iran.
“Such approaches are unacceptable,” Qashqavi noted.
The spokesman also said the Foreign Ministry and the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee are studying the Western countries’ position on the presidential election.
“The session is currently underway (in the Majlis committee),” Qashqavi said.
Qashqavi said the Foreign Ministry is presenting its documentations of foreign interference in the presidential election to the Majlis committee.
After the release of presidential election, the supporters of defeated candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi poured into the streets protesting the results of the election.
However, in such an atmosphere some hooligans smashed windows, set buses on fire and destroyed public property.
Instead of inviting protestors to pursue their complaints through legal channels, a number of Western countries are encouraging riots in the streets, the spokesman lamented.
However, the Foreign Ministry official said there is a difference between “respected” defeated presidential candidates, their supporters and violent rioters who are taking advantage of the situation by creating chaos and insecurity in the society