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Iran: No prayer with President

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran, Governance, Religion

Tehran Shahr reports from Tehran that Resalat Tunnel was inaugurated after 9 years in the presence of President Ahmadinejad, Mayor of Tehran and some conservatives’ personalities such as Mehdi Chamran, Abadgaran [1] party's speaker. The blogger says all reporters were asked not to ask Ahmadinejad any questions. Tehran Shahr says Ahmadinejad starts to pray on a 12 meter carpet in the middle of tunnel but except Gholamhosein Elham, government's speaker, nobody followed him [2] (FA).