Public Stage for Iran’s Ex-President Fuels Talk of Political Return

In Tehran, the former president of Iran Mohammad Khatami held an event that people think might be a first step for him back into politics. This is the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that so many former Western leaders attended that was not sponsored by the government.
Khatami hinted at the fact that he may be running for president against current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The current president now faces hostiel words because of serious domestic challenges and a weak economy. Mr Khatami has come out recently criticizing the current president’s political and economic performance.
Of the people there included, former secretary general of the UN Kofi Annan, former Italain prime prime_minister Romano Prodi, and former Irish president Mary Robinson.