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Maxton Walker

The Cardboard Ayatollah - in pictures

cardboard ayatollah: Attention security personnel
Cardboard Ayatollah's personal safety is paramount at all times. Keep him out of the rain. Photograph: Mehr news agency
cardboard ayatollah: Pay attention, chaps! This is history in the making.
Pay attention, chaps! This is history in the making. Photograph: Mehr news agency
cardboard ayatollah: A stylish group of outriders
With no attention to detail spared, this stylish group of outriders even adopt 70s attire. Photograph: Mehr news agency
The Cardboard Ayatollah puts foot on Iranian soil for the first time
The Cardboard Ayatollah puts foot on Iranian soil. Or he would if he had any feet. Photograph: Mehr news agency
cardboard ayatollah: Troop inspection
Troop inspection: is that a flicker of disapproval? Photograph: Mehr news agency
cardboard ayatollah: A master of international diplomacy
A master of international diplomacy, the Cardboard Ayatolla pays his respects to William and Kate on the occasion of their wedding. Photograph: cardboardkhomeini.blogspot.com
cardboard ayatollah: At the Yalta conference
Wherever peace must be sought, you will find the Cardboard Ayahollah. At the Yalta conference with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. Photograph: cardboardkhomeni.blogspot.com
cardboard ayatollah: Hang on, are you sure this hasn't been faked?
Hang on, are you sure this one hasn't been faked? Did the Americans really go to the moon? Photograph: cardboardkhomeini.blogspot.com
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