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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed that the Islamic Republic will slap any aggressors so hard they will lose their way home.Sources quoted Ahmadinejad as renewing his allegations against Western countries of having sought to influence the June 12 election in which he was re-elected.He told a huge crowd in the city of Mashad that some countries had even set up satellite television channels in their efforts to spoil the election, which the opposition insists was rigged.Ahmadinejad pledged that the new government he will form in coming weeks will have 10 times the power of the outgoing team.On the question of Irans controversial nuclear programme, he said his government will remain open to logic and dialogue to end the international deadlock.Two of Ahmadinejads rival candidates, former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and reformist Mehdi Karroubi, still reject the election results as fraudulent.The new government is scheduled to be unveiled next month, with the hardline president having pledged to change the structure of the cabinet by making considerable changes to his team.
