Defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi says the Iranian government has been distorting the facts about the state of affairs in the country.
In a statement posted on his official website, Kalemeh, Mousavi took a shot at Iranian state media for portraying him as the figure responsible for the latest "violence and bloodshed" in the country.
He accused authorities of making efforts to isolate and vilify him in a bid to get him to withdraw his election challenge.
"I will not withdraw from demanding the rights of the Iranian people to protect my own interests and for fear of their threats," read the statement by Mousavi.
The former Iranian prime minister said he is ready to address every accusation that has so far been made against him.
"I am ready to prove how those responsible for electoral fraud took side with the main elements of the recent violence and unrest and spilled the blood of the people," Mousavi said.
"The fact that they are trying to ignore is that a massive fraud took place in this election and afterwards those who opposed the situation were brutally detained, attacked, injured and killed."
Earlier on Wednesday, Mousavi's website reported that 70 university professors had been arrested after they met with the defeated contender.
Fars news agency, however, has given a different account of the issue and said that following the conclusion of the meeting, Judiciary officials discussed certain issues with those attending the meeting.
According to the agency, no one had been detained.
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