The Scotsman logo The Scotsman 3 weeks ago

He challenged Iran's supreme leader in public … could he be the bravest man in the world?

Mahmoud Vahidnia has received an outpouring of support from government opponents for the challenge – unprecedented in a country where insulting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a crime punishable by prison. Full Article at The Scotsman

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  1. Whenever the U.S offers a smile, it hides a dagger in his back
    Ali Khamenei – Ali Khamenei SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor 3 weeks ago
  2. We will take back the bill
    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor 3 weeks ago
  3. This new American president repeatedly sent us oral and written messages to come and change the page... to come and cooperate in solving the problems of the world. We said we will not pre-judge. We will see their action and see what they do about the change
    Ali Khamenei – Ali Khamenei SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 3 weeks ago
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  1. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
  2. US President Barack Obama (L) and Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng (2nd L) make their way to a lunch on November 16, 2009 at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai.
  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: People walk out of The Piaget Building at 650 5th Avenue, which has been named as being owned by the Iranian government, on November 13, 2009 in New York City.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey, and Acting Commerce Undersecretary for Industry and Security Daniel Hill testify during a hearing before the S...
  5. Iranian ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh (R), speaks with Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi (C), during a joint press conference with chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei (L), in Tehran on October 4, 2009.
  6. BERLIN - OCTOBER 03: Iranian human-rights activists Fariba Davoudi Mohajer (L) and Rezven Moghaddan gesture after receiving a Quadriga Award from Jaleh Lackner-Gohari on behalf of the Million Signatures women's rights movement in Iran at the 2009 Quadriga Awards on October 3, 2009 in Berlin, Ger...
  7. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki looks on at a press conference at United Nations headquarters October 1, 2009 in New York City. Senior officials from the U.S. and Iran met for rare discussions on nuclear issues in Geneva.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 1: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Diplomatic Reception room of the White House on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama spoke on Iran and their nuclear facilities.
  9. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waits as the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon takes his seat during a meeting at the 64th General Assembly September 25, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.

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