Ahmadinejad sworn in as Irans President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president on Wednesday, state radio reported, after a disputed re-election that has exposed a deep schism in the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment. Despite intense political feuding, Ahmadinejad will take his oath of office before parliament and then has two weeks to present a cabinet to the conservative-dominated assembly for approval. U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of France, Britain, Italy and Germany have all decided not to congratulate Ahmadinejad on his re-election. But when asked whether Obama recognised Ahmadinejad as Iran's president, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said: "He's the elected leader." Iran accuses the West, particularly the United States and Britain, of having fomented election unrest in the country to try and topple the clerical establishment. Western countries deny the charge.