Ahmadinejad sworn-in as Iranian president

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been inaugurated as the Iranian president in a ceremony at the country's parliament.

The new president was sworn-in after seven weeks of unrest following the disputed presidential election. The inauguration took place in parliament, where, reports say, many officials were absent. Other reports say that some people walked out of the chamber when Ahmadinejad began to speak.

Press TV, Iran's English state-sponsored news channel, reports that almost all officials attend the ceremony, even those from minority factions. The channel says that the Iranian security forces sealed off the area surrounding parliament hours before the ceremony began.

Meanwhile, outside the parliament building in Baharestan Square there have been sporadic gatherings of opposition supporters. Some clashes between government militia and opposition supporters. One eyewitness tweeting from Iran said that he saw security forces dragging women by their hair into white cars.