TEHRAN, Jun 23 (IPS) - Eleven days after Iran’s disputed Jun. 12 president election, the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears determined to round up key members of the opposition, journalists and human rights activists who could play a key role in rallying public support for opposition demands.

The streets of the Iranian capital and other provincial cities Monday witnessed more violence, as protestors clashed with government security forces. Tehran’s Haft-e Tir Square was taken over by military and plain-clothes security, including Basij militiamen on motorcycles, leading to growing speculation among some analysts that a military coup is taking place inside the country.