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Iranian officials have lashed out at some Western countries, particularly Britain and the United States, over their “interference” in Iran’s election affairs as the country has been hit by post-vote unrest.

    In his speech to foreign diplomats in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was “highly critical of some Western countries, specifically France, Germany, Britain and the U.S., for their inappropriate, illogical and interfering words.”

Mottaki also pointed out “an inflooding of British intelligence officials ahead of the election” into Iran, the English-language satellite channel Press TV reported.

    The Iranian Foreign Minister insisted that Iran’s election process and the whole observing structure make the possibility of any irregularities or vote rigging “close to zero.”

    Mottaki also criticized some foreign media outlets and television channels for beating “the drums of war” in their reports of Iran’s post-election disputes.