President Barack Obama

An Iranian mob rampaged in Tehran, the capital of Iran, setting fire to posters with pictures of the United States President-elect, Barack Obama. They also waved Palestinian flags, showing their solidarity with the people of Gaze and hostility towards Israel, which is waging war on Hamas. It is common for Iranian demonstrators to burn effigies or pictures of American presidents in protests. This marked the first time that a foreign protest involved defacing an image of Barack Obama, who is to be sworn in as the 44^th U.S. President on January 20^th.

Iran has often attacked both Israel and the United States. The Iranian leadership has strongly condemned the Israeli military action in Gaza.

In addition to burning a picture of Obama, some of the demonstrators chanted, “Death to Obama,” while marching in the Iranian capital.