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 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (L) attend a handover ceremony for new judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani in Tehran August 17, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

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 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (L) attend a handover ceremony for new judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani in Tehran August 17, 2009.

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  1. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani (R) and Guardian Council Chief Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati listen to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, as he delivers the opening speech during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.

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  1. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (R), Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, delivers the opening speech during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.
  2. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Ayatollah Ghorbanali Dorrinajafabadi (R), Iran's former chief prosecutor, speaks with Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.
  3. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani (R) and Guardian Council Chief Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati listen to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, as he delivers the opening speech during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.
  4. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, delivers the opening speech during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.
  5. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, delivers the opening speech during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.
  6. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. �. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, delivers the opening speech during the biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran September 22, 2009.

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