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Iran: The Supreme Leader Lives? The Picture (17 October)
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 17:39
NEW Iran: The Great Supreme Leader Health Mystery
The Latest from Iran (17 October): Back to Semi-Normal
The Latest from Iran (16 October): Rumours and Drama, Khamenei and Karroubi
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URGENT UPDATE 1755 GMT: EA's Mr Smith may have solved the mystery in favour of a "true" meeting. He has discovered a set of photographs on the Fars News site of the official reception at the Presidential compound for the Senegalese President, who is dressed in the same fashion as in the photograph with the Supreme Leader. Khamenei's office is only two blocks from the Presidential compound.
UPDATE 1645 GMT: We're doing some checking to address the obvious question of whether this is a photograph from today. The Supreme Leader also met President Wade on 28 June 2006 and on 28 February 2008, discussing the issue of Western pressure on Iran's nuclear programme.
The Supreme Leader's official websites have posted a picture of Ayatollah Khamenei meeting with the President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, and President Ahmadinejad today. The accompanying article expressed the Supreme Leader's satisfaction with "development of trade, industrial and economic links between the two countries". Khamenei also praised the Islamic Conference Organization, of which Senegal is currently the President, for its pursuit of the Palestinian issue.
The Islamic Republic News Agency's site has a space for the photograph but no picture. Fars News has a similar version of the story but curiously uses a photograph from the 2006 meeting.
The Latest from Iran (17 October): Back to Semi-Normal
The Latest from Iran (16 October): Rumours and Drama, Khamenei and Karroubi
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URGENT UPDATE 1755 GMT: EA's Mr Smith may have solved the mystery in favour of a "true" meeting. He has discovered a set of photographs on the Fars News site of the official reception at the Presidential compound for the Senegalese President, who is dressed in the same fashion as in the photograph with the Supreme Leader. Khamenei's office is only two blocks from the Presidential compound.
UPDATE 1645 GMT: We're doing some checking to address the obvious question of whether this is a photograph from today. The Supreme Leader also met President Wade on 28 June 2006 and on 28 February 2008, discussing the issue of Western pressure on Iran's nuclear programme.
The Supreme Leader's official websites have posted a picture of Ayatollah Khamenei meeting with the President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, and President Ahmadinejad today. The accompanying article expressed the Supreme Leader's satisfaction with "development of trade, industrial and economic links between the two countries". Khamenei also praised the Islamic Conference Organization, of which Senegal is currently the President, for its pursuit of the Palestinian issue.
The Islamic Republic News Agency's site has a space for the photograph but no picture. Fars News has a similar version of the story but curiously uses a photograph from the 2006 meeting.
