File Photo - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations in New York September 24, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo 

FILE PHOTO - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, May 3, 2010. REUTERS/Chip East/File Photo 

FILE PHOTO - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks during a news conference at the end of his visit to Cairo, Egypt February 7, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/File Photo 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) kisses the hand of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) after receiving a certificate declaring him as president of the Islamic Republic as outgoing president Mohammad Khatami looks on in Tehran August 3, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo 

Syrians living in Jordan and supporters of the Islamic Action Front party hold a poster with cartoon images depicting former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at an event marking the thousandth day of the Syrian civil war, in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman December 20, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini /Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini /Pool (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini /Pool (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini /Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini /Pool (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Ahmed al-Husseini /Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Najaf governor Adnan al-Zurufi (R) attend a joint news conference in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens to a question during a joint news conference with Najaf governor Adnan al-Zurufi in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with Najaf governor Adnan al-Zurufi in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prays at Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with Iraq's Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie (not seen) during his visit in Baghdad July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT PROFILE) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with Iraq's Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie (not seen) during his visit in Baghdad July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT PROFILE) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) meets with Iraq's Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie (not seen) during his visit in Baghdad July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) stands next to Iraq's Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie (R) as they meet during his visit in Baghdad July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) meets with Iraq's Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie (R) during his visit in Baghdad July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (front) walks into a hall to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) walks into a hall to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L) meets with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

(R-L, first row) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pose for a picture at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

(R-L, first row) Bolivian President Evo Morales, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other officials pose for a picture at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

Bolivian President Evo Morales (L), Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (2nd L), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd L), Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C), Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (4th R) and other officials pose for a picture at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (R) and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

Bolivia's President Evo Morales (front R) and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (front L) smile before attending the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L, front) talks to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R, front) before the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L, front) talks to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R, front) before the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS) 

An Iranian woman casts her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranian women cast their ballots during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian man casts his ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian woman casts her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian man casts his ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian woman casts her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian woman casts her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian woman casts her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

A member of the election commission works during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

An Iranian woman looks at a poster of the Iranian Presidential candidates during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranian women cast their ballots during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranian women cast ballots during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranian women cast their ballots during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranian women cast their ballots during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Members of the election commission work during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranians pose for pictures as they wait to vote during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iranians wait to vote during the Iranian presidential election at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, June 14, 2013. Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The country's 50 million eligible voters have a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but none is seen as challenging the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)