Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets Leader of Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Party Michel Aoun in Tehran
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) greets officials as the Leader of Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Party Michel Aoun (L) looks on during their meeting in Tehran, Iran on October 13, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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