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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits next to a portrait of late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini while taking part in a television live programme in Tehran on the occasion of the Iranian New Year March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Leader.ir/Handout (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/11/RTR2K6VS.jpg/RTR2K6VS.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=kKVOdxLm)
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![IRAN/ EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits next to a portrait of late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini while taking part in a television live programme in Tehran on the occasion of the Iranian New Year March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Leader.ir/Handout (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/11/RTR2K6VS.jpg/RTR2K6VS.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=kKVOdxLm)
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