Reformist President Mohammad Khatami (fourth left) who is seeking re-election in the June 8 elections, sits with Iran's political and religious leadership, as they listen to a speech by the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's death, at his resting place in south Tehran on June 4, 2001. From left are Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Khomeini; former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, head of the judiciary; Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi; Khatami; Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karrubi; prominent hard-liner Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani; secretary of the Guardian Council Ahmed Jannati and Reza Ostadi, spokesman of the Guardian Council. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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