Click to play videoNew Delhi: More than half a dozen people were killed as thousands came out across the capital from Tehran's Vali Asr Square to the Tehran University calling President Ahmedinejad's re-election rigged, and clashing with pro-regime militiamen.
Pro-Ahmedinejad rallies came out in the Iranian capital too.
Seeing the country plunging into chaos, Iran's most powerful body, the 12-member Guardian Council announced a re-counting of the disputed votes, a day after Supreme Leader Khameini ordered probe into the elections.
But Ahmadinejad's opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi said at his first public appearance after the results that he will settle for nothing less than re-election as the polls - according to him - were marred by fraud and robbed him of victory.
Meanwhile, the world was watching it all. There was even a veiled warning from the US President Barack Obama.
"The democratic process, free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent - all those are universal values and need to be respected," President Obama said.
But Obama's statement just further irritated Tehran.
Parliament Speaker, Ali Larijani said, "Americans had better not worry about Iran and its election. You must be worried about how to clear your political and security scandals of the past. It is good that you revealed your real face which was hidden under the mask of your deceiving remarks of the past couple of months."
And within hours, the eyes of the world were shut, with Tehran banning all foreign media from reporting any protests, rallies against Ahmadinejad.
Now the recount could take 10 days, but inquiries into similar allegations of fraud made during the last elections are yet to see the light of day.
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