Nuclear standoff, Western embassies set ablaze, the election of an ultra-conservative president… Islamic Iran is constantly in the headlines and worrying the world. Paul Comiti traveled to Tehran and the Iranian provinces to bring back rare images and testimonies.
Very few journalists have access to the country, and even fewer to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ten months after his election, this 49-year-old engineer remains an enigma behind his ever-present smile. His rise to power in June 2005 surprised many observers. He proudly embraces his fundamentalist convictions and his hardline agenda.