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Article: IRAN - May 11 - Ahmadi-Nejad Casts Himself As Muslims' Regional Hero.
- Article from:
- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- May 13, 2006
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Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad steals the international limelight again this week with his long-winded letter to Bush. Seen as bold by some and clumsy by others, his move was quickly dismissed by Washington as a deliberate diversion. But it may yet serve another key objective of the Iranian president to widen his appeal in the Muslim world. The new radical face of Iran has been bidding for a leadership role beyond his country's borders. Building on his popularity at home, where Ahmadi-Nejad is seen as a pious man of the people, he has sought to craft an image as a regional hero. He told students during a trip to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, that Iran was ...