Ahmadinejad's 'indecent kiss'

"The Muslim Iranian people have no recollection of such acts contrary to Sharia law during Islamic rule," since the 1979 revolution, seethed the ultra-conservative Hezbollah newspaper on its front page.

"This type of indecency progressively has grave consequences, like violating religious and sacred values," added the paper, which has no link to the Lebanese militant group of the same name.

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He courted controversy when he unsuccessfully proposed women be allowed to attend football matches and one of his vice-presidents came under huge pressure last year after allegedly watching a woman dance at a ceremony in Turkey.

"This astonishing act by the president comes as the faithful have yet to forget his decision to allow women to watch football," noted the Hezbollah newspaper.

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