Iranians carry the Palestinian flags and shout slogans during an anti-Israeli rally in Tehran, Iran, 18 September 2009. Grand ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late supreme leader of the 1979 Islamic revolution, declared the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan as Quds, or Jerusalem Day and called for mass rallies against Israel and in support of Palestinians. Iran does not recognize Israel and considers its government as the main root of all problems in the Middle East