Tehran's 'man of action' mayor keeps his eye on national office.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor | April 5, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

TEHRAN, IRAN -- The tree-planting ceremony in Tehran's Dialogue Park feels more like an early stop on Iran's presidential campaign trail than a bid by a humble local mayor to turn Iran's largest city green. Some break through the photographers ringing Mayor Mohammed Baqr Qalibaf and give voice to one of the biggest questions in Iran's political future: the ambitions of this former national police chief and moderate conservative for top office. "Can I have an autograph?" asks one Gulf Arab diplomat ...

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