A picture taken on September 1, 2008 shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashing the victory sign as he waits for the arrival of his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales in Tehran. Ahmadinejad is a "man of the people" to Iran's poor but a bogeyman the West will have to live with for another four years after his much-disputed landslide election win. The 52-year-old hardliner's victory over his key challenger, moderate ex-premier Mir Hossein Mousavi, will boost his image further among his main supporters in Iran's rural heartland but will likely unnerve Iran's foes. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

A picture taken on September 1, 2008 shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashing the victory sign as he waits for the arrival of his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales in Tehran. Ahmadinejad is a "man of the people" to Iran's poor but a bogeyman the West will have to live with for another four years after his much-disputed landslide election win. The 52-year-old hardliner's victory over his key challenger, moderate ex-premier Mir Hossein Mousavi, will boost his image further among his main supporters in Iran's rural heartland but will likely unnerve Iran's foes.

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  1. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, submits next year's budget bill to the parliament speaker Ali Larijani, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Iran's official news agency says the country has planned next year's budget based on an oil price of US$60 per barrel, nearly double the price from last year.
  2. 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 (C) speaks with lawmakers as he enters parliament to present his proposed budget in Tehran January 24, 2010.
  3. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, welcomes President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdes during an official arrival ceremony for him, at the presidency, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.
  4. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdes during an official arrival ceremony for Jagdes at the presidency, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.
  5. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, welcomes President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdes during an official arrival ceremony for him, at the presidency, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.
  6. Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, center, and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speak with Ahamed Mohamad Ali, president of Islamic Development Bank, right, during the inauguration ceremony for a new natural gas pipeline at its gauging station in the southeastern Sarahs district near the Iranian border, Turkmenistan, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. A new gas pipeline that will ensure a sharp increase in natural gas deliveries from Turkmenistan to neighboring Iran was inaugurated Wednesday in the Central Asian nation's latest success at diversifying it export routes.
  7. Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) visits the Bella Vista district which was destroyed after torrential rains caused floods and mudslides, in the outskirts of La Paz, January 29, 2010. There has been no reports of injured persons or death, according to local media.
  8. Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) visits the Bella Vista district which was damaged after torrential rains caused floods and mudslides, in the outskirts of La Paz, January 29, 2010. There has been no reports of injured persons or death, according to local media.
  9. Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, walks with the commander of the Armed Forces of Bolivia, Gen. Carlos Ramiro de la Fuente, center, during a visit to a neighborhood hit by a landslide in La Paz, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. The landslide, caused by heavy rains, destroyed at least 70 homes. The Bolivian government has declared a national emergency due to the rains and flooding in the country.
  10. Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, waves towards supporters in front of the presidential palace after a ceremony to swear-in his military high command in La Paz in La Paz, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Last Jan. 22, Morales began his second term as Bolivia's president.
  11. Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, congratulates his new commander of the Armed Forces of Bolivia, Gen. Carlos Ramiro de la Fuente, center, and Adm. Armando Pacheco during a ceremony to swear-in his military chiefs at the government palace in La Paz, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Last Jan. 22, Morales began his second term as Bolivia's president.
  12. Bolivia's President Evo Morales (L) greats new minister of production Antonia Rodriguez after the swearing-in ceremony at the government palace in La Paz January 23, 2010. President Evo Morales has vowed to use his majority in Congress to fight poverty and give the state an even greater role in the economy during his second term in office, which started on Friday.

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