Iran: Is Ahmadinejad Health Bad?

Sure hope so.

This week alone the usually hyperactive leader cancelled a keynote speech at the last minute and a cabinet meeting had to take place without him. A speech to a martyr's commemoration event was also called off.

A senior aide, Amir Mansour Borghei, told journalists the president was "indisposed".

The absences have sparked rumours that Mr Ahmadinejad, 52, is suffering from a long-term illness that may stop him running for re-election next year.

Telegraph