Iran news headlines on Fridayincludewarning ofIrans constitutional watchdog head overdisqualification of candidates for pledging ties with US; Ahmadinejad joining Thai 'water summit' next week;India automobiles and pharmaceuticals exports to Iran and AFCappointingIrans Mahdavikia as 1st Grassroots Ambassador in Asia.   Iran may ban candidates ...

Irans former soccer star Mehdi Mahdavikia has been appointed as the first Grassroots Ambassador in Asia by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Mahdavikia, along with Chinese female soccer player Bai Lili, were officially named as AFCs ambassadors during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 15, 2013 marking the AFCs Grassroots Football ...