Ahmadinejad leaves for visit to Africa, Latin America

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Tehran on Sunday morning for a tour of Africa and Latin America, including visits to Brazil and Venezuela, which support Iran's nuclear program, IRNA reported.

Ahmadinejad will visit Gambia before traveling to Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela and Senegal, the report said. "Countries like Iran, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, the Gambia and Senegal have the ability to create a new political power in the world," Ahmadinejad said before leaving Tehran. (AFP)