A demonstrator holds a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as he attends a government-organized Quds Day rally in support Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. The ceremony was established in 1979 by the leader of the Islamic Revolution and founder of present-day Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Quds refers to Arabic term for Jerusalem. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

A demonstrator holds a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as he attends a government-organized Quds Day rally in support Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. The ceremony was established in 1979 by the leader of the Islamic Revolution and founder of present-day Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Quds refers to Arabic term for Jerusalem.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. A Bolivian Muslim woman holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the visit of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, outside the presidential palace in La Paz November 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a one-day visit to Bolivia.
  2. Muslims hold a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they wait for the arrival of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad outside the presidential palace in La Paz, Tuesday, Nov. 24 ,2009. Ahmadinejad is on a one-day visit to Bolivia.
  3. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with officials (not pictured) during a meeting with Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah in Tehran November 22, 2009.
  4. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah (L) attends an official meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran November 22, 2009.
  5. Iranian MPs count the ballots after voting for ministers in the cabinet proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a parliament session in Tehran on November 15, 2009. Iran's parliament approved Ahmadinejad's nominations for the final three posts in his 21-member cabinet after rejecting his initial candidates as being unqualified. Framed pictures show late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  6. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waits for Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem before their meeting at the presidential offices in Tehran on November 4, 2009, with a portrait of the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the background. Muallem is on an official visit to the Islamic republic for talks on regional developments and bilateral issues.
  7. A pro-government Iranian female demonstrator, makes her way as she holds a poster showing pictures of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, right, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the conclusion of an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. A satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, is seen, painted on the wall of the Embassy.
  8. A pro-government Iranian female demonstrator, makes her way as she holds a poster showing pictures of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, right, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the conclusion of an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. A satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, is seen, painted on the wall of the Embassy.
  9. An Iranian protester wraps a Palestinian paper flag around her head as others hold up portraits of the late founder of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and his successor, the current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R), during a rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran on September 18, 2009. Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave the keynote address to the annual mass rally of solidarity with the Palestinians at Tehran university on Quds Day, which was Khomeini's brainchild. Ahmadinejad said the Holocaust was a 'myth' and Israel was on its way to collapse, reiterating comments that sparked outrage around the world.
  10. Iranian men hold up portraits of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and his predecessor, the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), during a rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran on September 18, 2009. Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a keynote address to the annual mass rally of solidarity with the Palestinians at Tehran university on Quds Day, which was Khomeini's brainchild. Ahmadinejad said the Holocaust was a 'myth' and Israel was on its way to collapse, reiterating comments that sparked outrage around the world.
  11. Iranian women hold up a picture of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque, along with portraits of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor, the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), during a rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran on September 18, 2009. Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a keynote address to the annual mass rally of solidarity with the Palestinians at Tehran university on Quds Day, which was Khomeini's brainchild. Ahmadinejad said the Holocaust was a 'myth' and Israel was on its way to collapse, reiterating comments that sparked outrage around the world.
  12. Iranian protesters, one of them wearing a wolf's head representing Israel, hold up placards bearing pictures of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and his predecessor, the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), during a rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran on September 18, 2009. Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a keynote address to the annual mass rally of solidarity with the Palestinians at Tehran university on Quds Day, which was Khomeini's brainchild. Ahmadinejad said the Holocaust was a 'myth' and Israel was on its way to collapse, reiterating comments that sparked outrage around the world.
  13. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Female members of Iran's Islamic Basij militia hold a placard with pictures of Founder of Iran's Islamic revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (top) and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a ceremony to mark Basij week in Tehran November 26, 2009.
  14. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Female members of Iran's Islamic Basij militia hold a placard with pictures of Founder of Iran's Islamic revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (top) and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a ceremony to mark Basij week in Tehran November 26, 2009.
  15. Iranian MPs count the ballots after voting for ministers in the cabinet proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a parliament session in Tehran on November 15, 2009. Iran's parliament approved Ahmadinejad's nominations for the final three posts in his 21-member cabinet after rejecting his initial candidates as being unqualified. Framed pictures show late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  16. Iranian members of the Basij militia hold portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 2009 to mark the storming of the American embassy by Iranian students 30 years ago. Thousands of Iranians staged the noisy anti-US rally in central Tehran as riot police armed with batons and firing teargas moved in as several hundred opposition supporters attempted to stage an anti-government protest.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. A sculpture of a dog is displayed in an exhibition called "Pinta canes" (Painted dogs) in La Pintana neighborhood on the outskirts of Santiago November 27, 2009.
  2. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Louis van Gaal (C), head coach of Bayern Muenchen and his player Mark van Bommel (R), talk to a supporter during the FC Bayern Muenchen general meeting at the Neue Messe Munich on November 27, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  3. A Muslim woman attends prayers during Eid al-Adha in Nigeria's capital Abuja, November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
  4. A Muslim boy stands while faithfuls observe prayers during Eid al-Adha in Nigeria's capital Abuja, November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
  5. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Louis van Gaal (2nd L), head coach of Bayern Muenchen and his players Mark van Bommel (C), Philipp Lahm (2nd R) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (R) talk to a supporter during the FC Bayern Muenchen general meeting at the Neue Messe Munich on November 27, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  6. Bayern Munich's coach Louis van Gaal (C) and team captain Mark van Bommel (R) pose with a supporter before the start of the club's annual meeting in Munich November 27, 2009.
  7. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 27: Kevin Pietersen of England is bowled out during the 3rd One Day International between South Africa and England at Newlands Cricket Ground on November 27, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
  8. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Louis van Gaal (R), head coach of Bayern Muenchen, talks to a supporter during the FC Bayern Muenchen general meeting at the Neue Messe Munich on November 27, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  9. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Uli Hoeness, manager of Bayern Muenchen attends the FC Bayern Muenchen general meeting at the Neue Messe Munich on November 27, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  10. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Uli Hoeness (R), manager of Bayern Muenchen pose with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (L), CEO of Bayern Muenchen prior to the FC Bayern Muenchen general meeting at the Neue Messe Munich on November 27, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  11. South Africa team members react after catching England's Jonathan Trott, unseen, during the One Day International game against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  12. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko seen before their news conference at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community's Inter-State Council in Minsk, Friday Nov. 27, 2009. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to form a customs union in a bid to strengthen their economic ties.
  13. Visitors await the opening ceremony of the world renown Christmas market in Nuremberg, southern Germany, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. From left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during their news conference at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community's Inter-State Council in Minsk, Friday Nov. 27, 2009. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to form a customs union in a bid to strengthen their economic ties.
  15. England's Andrew Strauss plays a shot during the One Day International cricket match against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. South African team members react after catching out England's Luke Wright, unseen, during the One Day International game against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.