Wife of Iranian Presidential Candidate Threatens to Sue Ahmadinejad for Comparing her to Michelle Obama

Yeah. That comparison would piss me off too.

The wife of the leading opposition candidate in this week's Iranian presidential election today threatened to sue Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for lying about her.

Zahra Rahnavard, who is married to the moderate frontrunner Mir Hossein Mousavi, also told reporters who pressed her about comparisons with the US first lady: "I am not Iran's Michelle Obama. I am Zahra, the follower of Fatimeh Zahra (the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad). I respect all women who are active."

Rahnavard, a 61-year-old political scientist, sculptor and grandmother, wears a full-length black chador, though her headscarf does have an eye-catching, brightly-coloured floral pattern that conservatives might disapprove of as "bad hijab".

The Michelle Obama parallel has added spice to Iran's unpredictable presidential race, especially after the hardline Ahmadinejad scornfully questioned Rahnavard's educational qualifications in the first of a series of debates last week.

Fist fights broke out in Tehran between Ahmadinejad supporters and opponents after another heated election debate on Saturday night, before Friday's ballot.

Here's a picture of the slandered woman. I don't know. Her fashion sense is very similar to the First Lady's.