The Internet is abuzz with rumors that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died after slipping into a coma. "Khamenei died" phrases circulates all over the internet and blogsphere.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that he thinks the western countries are not involved in the recent post-election violence and movement in Iran. He said foreign influences is not to blame for Iran's post-election violence.

Political tensions in Iran are rising, with senior figures in the Islamic Republic considering whether to depose Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an Arabic-language TV channel said.

In his first nationwide address following days of opposition protests, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out any vote-rigging in the country's disputed presidential election.