TEHRAN, 13 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - During 2005, Iran was on a rollercoaster ride of earthquakes, disasters, major political reshuffles and high-profile human rights cases. And all of this overshadowed by an escalating nuclear crisis and a new Islamic fundamentalist president.

Winning 62 percent of the vote in a second round presidential run-off poll, the victory of ultra-conservative former Tehran mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June presidential elections marked