Fruit juice, key chains, multi-colored pens have an exclusive use. They are used to lure crowds to speeches and ceremony ran by Iranian regime’s leading figures. In your opinion, what method was used to bring crowds to Ahmadinejad’s speech?
 In diplomatic custom, the expenses of state visits are paid by the hosting country. However, regarding Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon, all the expenses were paid by the Iranian regime. According to informed sources, Lebanon’s Hezbollah spent $800,000 on the first day of Ahmadinejad’s entrance to bring crowds to the welcoming ceremony. These expenses were apart from issues such as lodging, receptions, security and … Informed sources estimated the complete cost of Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon at around $1.2 million. Of course, other sources estimated this figure at around a few million dollars. Also before this trip, the Iranian regime spoke of $450 million in aids for Lebanon. This amount is in addition to the $1 billion The Washington Post reported the Iranian regime has provided Hezbollah since 2006.