The Iranian leadership regularly stresses the importance of unity and has, in particular, accused foreign media of overplaying the factional disputes that have marked Khatami's last two years in office. Khatami, widely expected by analysts to win a second term but with less of a mandate than the 70 percent of the popular vote he got in 1997, seems for his part to have taken the latest events in stride. Reforms cannot be stopped because they are rooted in our clear and conscious desires. Each of the 10 candidates is allotted 13 hours of time on state radio and media during the campaign, which officially ends 24 hours before the polls open on election day. Iran calls for emergency meeting of OIC .
Supreme leader condemns reprisals on Afghanistan .
Khatami says UN should lead fight against terrorism . Taliban envoy . Iran says worried about influx of Afghan refugees . Iran cautions Britain over hasty US reaction to terrorist attacks . Afghan population movements high as fear builds of US strikes, UN warns .