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Why? Look at the U.S. Department of State's most recent annual report on human rights around the world. Commentary Iran's Ahmadinejad unhurt after blast near motorcade Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factboxes Armed Iranian opposition groups 9:26am EDT Five facts about Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 5:56am EDT Key political risks to watch in Iran 7:38am EDT Related News Analysis: Discontent seen behind "attack" on Iran president 10:08am EDT Instant View: Comments on attack on Iran's Ahmadinejad 7:15am EDT Timeline: Iran's Ahmadinejad since 2009 re-election 7:48am EDT Related Topics World » Related Video Iran's Ahmadinejad survives blast 10:21am EDT Ahmadinejad calls for Obama debate 1 / 4 EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Bodyguards react after the sound of an explosion behind the entourage of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he is welcomed to Hamadan, southwest of Tehran, August 4, 2010. Credit: Reuters/STR By Robin Pomeroy TEHRAN | Wed Aug 4, 2010 11:17am EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unharmed when a homemade explosive went off near his motorcade during a visit to the western city of Hamadan on Wednesday, a source in his office said. The source said Ahmadinejad's convoy was targeted as he was traveling from Hamadan's airport to give a speech in a local sports arena. The president was unhurt but others had been injured in the blast. One person was arrested. "There was an attack this morning. Nothing happened to the president's car," the source told Reuters. "Investigations continue ... to find out who was behind it." But Iranian state media later said only a firecracker had been set off by an excited young man happy to see the president. Ahmadinejad, who has cracked down on opposition since a disputed June 2009 presidential election, appeared on live Iranian television at the sports stadium. He looked unperturbed and made no mention of any assault. The populist, hardline Ahmadinejad has accumulated enemies in both conservative and reformist circles in the Islamic Republic as well as abroad. But state news agency IRNA said "an excited young man from Hamadan exploded a firecracker in order to express his happiness. It did not cause any disturbance among the crowd which was giving a warm welcome to the president." The media was to blame, it said. "Some foreign media tried to take advantage of this event, in line with their goals," IRNA said without elaborating. "Some domestic media called this harmless firecracker a grenade explosion and some called it a hand-made grenade and this led to some ambiguity." Ahmadinejad's government is facing economic pain as new foreign sanctions imposed over Iran's disputed nuclear energy program bite on the world's fifth biggest oil exporter. Iranian leaders have responded to the pressure by accusing the West of plotting against the Islamic Republic and saying domestic opponents of being in league with foreign powers. On Monday, during a speech to a conference of expatriate Iranians in Tehran, Ahmadinejad said he believed he was the target of an assassination plot by Israel. "The stupid Zionists have hired mercenaries to assassinate me," he said. But one opposition activist said it was a very different thing for the president to talk of attacks and for an attack to actually take place. "It is obviously a reflection of the fact that all is not well in Iran and control is not total, contrary to conventional wisdom," said Mehrdad Khonsari, a London-based Iranian opposition activist. PROVOCATIVE SPEECHES One of Ahmadinejad's trademarks has been constant travel around his vast country to deliver provocative speeches before outwardly adoring crowds who shout "death" to Iran's foes. The oil market initially reacted calmly to reports of the attempted attack. Iran gets just under half of its revenue from oil and gas and would benefit from any rise in prices. "I expect that any backlash there might be from Ahmadinejad will be far more important to the oil market than the initial attack itself," said Paul Harris, head of natural resources risk management at Bank of Ireland. But judging from the reaction of state media, it appeared for now that authorities were keen to downplay the event. Several armed groups opposed to the government are active in Iran, mostly ethnic Kurds in the northwest, Baluch in the southeast and Arabs in the southwest. The banned Mujahideen Khalq, listed by the United States as a terrorist group, carried out many anti-government attacks after the 1979 Islamic revolution. It was blamed for two 1981 bombings that killed dozens of senior officials in Tehran, including the president and prime minister. But Shahin Gobadi, French-based spokesman for the Mujahideen, denied involvement. Asked if his group was behind the attack, he said: "Absolutely not, absolutely not. It has nothing to do with us. I don't know what happened but it has nothing to do with us." Ahmadinejad recently sought to isolate rival political factions by declaring that "the regime has only one party, which is the velayat" -- a reference to Shi'ite Islam's hidden Imam, for now represented by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Just as combative toward external pressure, the president has derided sanctions over Iran's nuclear program as "pathetic" and vowed to pursue what Iran says is a quest for nuclear energy, not weapons as the West believes. (Additional reporting by Alistair Lyon in Beirut; Writing by Mark Heinrich and Jon Hemming; Editing by Peter Millership) World Comments See All Comments (20) | Post Comment Aug 04, 2010 5:38am EDT “Nahmen wir diese Herausforderung, bevor unser Lord und unsere Gewissenhaftigkeit und sie erfolgt werden müssen, weil dieser Mann, Hitler, er das entscheidende übel ist” Quote from Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944) I think that more or less sums it up! Reese2101 Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 5:47am EDT Please USA, Leave Iran alone :( Syst Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 6:02am EDT Firstly we can ask that question who organized that attack. the answer is that certainly Israel. and before that israil killed a few Lebanese soldier. the attentions dispanded by Israil. and they prepared suitable conditions to that aggression. so we can say that the attack which Israel can not make in Iran to Ahmadinejad they just can make in countries as Lebanon with dipanding attention before. turkey_man_0076 Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 6:16am EDT The Muslims around the world only have Israel to blame for everything…. In Iran, If you are caught committing adultery, you are stoned to death So, Are you guys supporting this stone age religious nuts in Iran? All the media in Iran is state controlled, so the government in Iran needs these kind of news to win the next election Now all the government allies will be saying on TV ” Allah saved Ahmenijad, VOTE FOR US” chrismani Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 7:08am EDT Jag har aldrig träffat Ahmenijad så jag känner inte honom! Vad jag känner är en mass media framställd person med samma namn. Det kanske bara är en ren tillfällighet. Merde! NEWSTIME2010 Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 7:30am EDT Iran has the youngest population in the world–of such demographics are revolutions made. The Iranian people will take care of Ahmadinejad without any outside help–that is what we learn from history. irabenarone Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 8:10am EDT Hey abzjohnson, you should be more vocal on these pages – it will give us a better understanding of what the world is dealing with. your comments are very insightful, especially your ‘focussed’ outlook on life. Great comments, keep them coming, but do not hold back, ok? Mobster Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 8:21am EDT Ahmadinejad has plenty of enemies but it is equally possible this was staged to justify more crackdowns. If his vehicle had been hit or he had been wounded then I might believe it was a real assassination attempt. Now Ahmadinejad can accuse whoever he likes (United States, Israel, Kurds, internal opponents etc etc) and do whatever he likes. Canuck1965 Report As Abusive Aug 04, 2010 8:35am EDT hey ive just bought a new laptop, previously hardly ever browsed internet but now i think i’m getting hang of it. thanks for your feedback. maybe reuters will recruit me as a journalist? abzjohnson Report As Abusive See All Comments (20) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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