Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads the Friday prayers in Tehran
Head of Revolutionary Guards Mohammad Ali Jafari arrives for Friday prayers at Tehran University campus during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran on September 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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