[Al Arabiya Latest] Iranian police will confront any "illegal" gatherings on Nov. 4, when the Islamic Republic marks the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, a semi-official news agency reported on Sunday.Mehr News Agency reported the warning by deputy police chief Ahmadreza Radan a day after opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi appeared to urge his supporters to take part in rallies on that day.
"The 13th of Aban is a... rendezvous so we would remember anew that among us it is the people who are the leaders," Mousavi said in a statement on his website Kaleme.com
Several reformist websites also urged opposition supporters to gather on Wednesday and protest "peacefully" and not to resort to "violence even if they are attacked."
Opposition supporters clashed with police and government backers on Sept. 18, at the annual demonstrations in support of the Palestinians.
"The duty of the police is to protect public order, and based on the law we are obliged to prevent any move disturbing the public order," Radan said.
Radan said the police has the "obligation to prevent any disturbance of order in society."