
FILE - Nominee for defense minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi delivers a speech to parliament on the qualification of proposed ministers of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

FILE - Nominee for defense minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi delivers a speech to parliament on the qualification of proposed ministers of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)