http://rescueattempt.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/blindfolded-2.jpg
Are you sure this isn't the guy?? The one on the right?
That hostage is Barry Rosen, but the guy on the right looks like the new president, also.
Race, it's too hard to tell from pictures.
The fact is, Ahmadinejad WAS involved in the hostage crisis. That's accepted by everyone.
So, it really doesn't matter who the guy in the picture is.