The US expressed disappointment with the election results, but the Bush administration continued to hope for revival of a reformist trend in the country.
"Our view is that the pressure for reform in Iran, the pressure for democracy in Iran, is going to continue, notwithstanding the setback that's represented by the elections," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said in Washington.
EU foreign ministers denounced the election as undemocratic and warned of a new chill on efforts to warm relations between Tehran and the West.
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