Ahmadinejad 'ready for sacrifice' as astronaut
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is willing to be the first Iranian astronaut to be sent into space.
Iran parades a new generation of missiles
Iran displayed a new generation of military hardware today in the country's capital Tehran in what appeared to be a warning to Israel.
Ahmadinejad is mobbed by Iranians protesting of poverty
Iran's President Ahmadinejad was accosted by a woman who jumped on his car to complain about her poverty, during a trip last week.
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Iranian President kisses Hugo Chavez's coffin
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stopped twice to kiss the coffin of Venezuela's late leader Hugo Chavez during today's funeral.
Ahmadinejad is one of some 30 heads of state who are attending the funeral.
Ahmadinejad praises 'dear friend' Hugo Chavez ahead of funeral
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Caracas for funeral of ally and 'close friend' President Hugo Chavez.
Speaking to reporters President Ahmadinejad said;
"He was a dear friend to all the countries of the world. To us, President's Chavez loss is very painful because we've lost a friend, a close friend and a revolutionary and just leader. To me, he had a big personality and a very close friend and brother. I feel like I lost myself."
"He was a great man with very big, humane dreams. I express my solidarity with the people of Venezuela, with all of the people of Latin America and with all the countries of the world. And we promise to realize and materialize his ideas which were so valuable.
"I am certain God will help us and the spirit of President Chavez will be watching us and will help us from the heavens."
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Ahmadinejad: 'Chavez will return on resurrection day'
The Guardian have quoted Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as saying that Hugo Chávez would "return on resurrection day".
Going on to add that he was in, "no doubt that Chávez will return to Earth" together with Jesus and Imam Mahdi, the most revered figure among Shia Muslims, to, "establish peace, justice and kindness" in the world.
Announcing a day of mourning, Ahmadinejad is reported to have said that he believed something was "suspicious" about the cause of Chávez's cancer.
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Iran's President attacks western nations for causing economic crisis
The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is criticising western nations for causing the global economic crisis through their "creation of useless paper assets".
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Iran parades a new generation of missiles
Iran displayed a new generation of military hardware today in the country's capital Tehran in what appeared to be a warning to Israel.
Read the full storyAhmadinejad is mobbed by Iranians protesting of poverty
Iran's President Ahmadinejad was accosted by a woman who jumped on his car to complain about her poverty, during a trip last week.
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