By ITP
Iranians gather for anniversary of Supreme Leader’s death
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech under a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the eve of the 23nd anniversary of the death of their revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech under a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the eve of the 23nd anniversary of the death of their revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on June 2, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech under a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the eve of the 23nd anniversary of the death of their revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on June 2, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iranians hold portraits of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iranian leaders during his speech on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death at his mausoleum in a suburb of Tehran on June 2, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iranian women listen to the speech of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death at his mausoleum in a suburb of Tehran on June 2, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iranians chant slogans in support of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as they hold his portraits during his speech on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death at his mausoleum in a suburb of Tehran on June 2, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)