Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born 28 October 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country. An engineer and teacher from a poor background, Ahmadinejad joined the Office for Strengthening Unity after the Islamic Revolution. Appointed a provincial governor, he was removed after the election of President Mohammad Khatami and returned to teaching. Tehran's council appointed him mayor in 2003. He took a religious hard-line, reversing reforms of previous moderate mayors. His 2005 presidential campaign, supported by the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, garnered 62% of the runoff election votes, and he became President on 3 August 2005.

Accusing US of Backing Terror Group, Ahmadinejad Says He Will File Int’l Complaint Over Bombing

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday Iran will file a complaint to international bodies over the deadly mosque bombing by an insurgent group he says the U.S. supports.
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Iran Postpones Any Nuclear Talks Until Late August

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also vowed that Iran will retaliate if its ships are searched over suspicions that the cargo may violate the new sanctions, which were approved by the U.N. Security Council earlier this month.
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Ahmadinejad Defends Iran's Seat on U.N. Women's Commission

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday appeared to defend his country's recent re-election to a seat on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, arguing that Iranian women are "highly respected" in his country while 70 percent of European women are physically abused.

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Iranian Leader Questions U.S. Disclosure of Nuclear Arsenal

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday questioned the veracity of Pentagon's disclosure on Monday that the U.S. has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and "several thousand" more retired warheads awaiting the junkpile.

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Rep. Israel Calls for Ahmadinejad's Arrest on 'Incitement to Genocide' Charges

New York Rep. Steve Israel called for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be arrested and tried for "incitement to genocide" following the Iranian president's speech Monday at the United Nations in which he tried to vilify the United States and its allies. 

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Clinton Accuses Ahmadinejad of Trying to 'Divert Attention' With U.N. Tirade

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Monday that Iran will face tough sanctions if it does not meet nuclear demands, accusing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of trying to "divert attention" after he used a U.N. speech to berate nuclear-armed nations and accuse the United States of committing "acts of terror." 

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Iran Hopes to Shift Focus to Israel at U.N. Nuclear Conference

As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad awaits a visa to attend next week's nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York, Iran's fellow Non-Aligned Movement members are finalizing plans to use the event to focus on Israel, not on Iran.
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