Yahoo link to picture and description
November 9, 1979 file photo showing one of 60 U.S. hostages, blindfolded and with his hands bound, being displayed to the crowd outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by Iranian hostage takers. At least 2 former U.S. hostages say they believe the bearded man, second from right, is Iranian president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while several former hostage takers all said they did not think it was Ahmadinejad. A close aide to Ahmadenijad refused to look at the photos or comment on the issue in Teheran Thursday, June 30, 2005.(AP Photo/Files)
The hairlines at the top of the forehead (using the individual you have so importantly pointed out) are now consistent between the then and now photos.
Oh dear. When I looked at the orignal photo (as in post #5) I was convinced everyone was talking about the guy holding the hostages arm - I could easily have bought he was the new president. However - the pictures (such as in #8 that suggest it is the guy next to the guy I thought everyone was taling about make me nervous. I never gave this guy a second look when I first saw the photo..... it seems to underline to me that as someone from a non persion culture - ALL THESE PERSION/IRANIAN folk look the same to my untrained aye! On the back of that bit of insight I'm going to stop making these claims to everyone and wait for the CIA or whoever to release something definitive!