Wrapped in the flag: Despite his increasing unpopularity, however, Ahmadinejad can still generate a crowd. On June 8, an estimated 180,000 Ahmadinejad supporters -- many bused in by the Basij, Iran's volunteer paramilitary corps -- gathered at a central mosque in Tehran. The crowd was so thick that Ahmadinejad couldn't even make it to the podium to speak. Instead, he stood on top of his sport-utility vehicle for a brief time before leaving. Above, Ahmadinejad supporters wave Iran's flag -- the symbol of Ahmadinejad's campaign -- at an earlier rally on June 2.