Tehran – Surprised Iran Subway Riders Brush Shoulders With President

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    Iran's President Hassan Rouhani listens to a woman while boarding a subway in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno)Tehran – Rush-hour passengers in the busy subway of Iran’s capital have brushed shoulders with a surprising commuter — President Hassan Rouhani.

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    Rouhani, along Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and others in his government, took the subway and other mass transit in Tehran to work Monday. It was part of their effort to mark “National Clean Air Day.”

    Rouhani spoke to male and female passengers on the subway, as well as waved to surprised commuters. He also had time to hug and talk to a young boy on his trip to work.

    Greater Tehran has a population of 12 million people and suffers from a score of urban problems, such as heavy pollution.

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    The_Truth
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    The_Truth
    10 years ago

    Obama, Blasio and probably any other politician would never do this. Not sure if this is something to learn from or to laugh at.

    VeyIzMir
    VeyIzMir
    10 years ago

    I guess he didn’t have to worry too much about any subway bombings.

    DanielBarbaz
    DanielBarbaz
    10 years ago

    It would appear that these women are in the ezras nashim section of the subway. Rather low and too see-through to be up to our standards though.

    shimonyehuda
    shimonyehuda
    10 years ago

    wait there are subways in teheran? thought they would use camel trains as engines r too modern for strict religionists