TEHRAN , Iran ( CNN ) -- A few dozen Iranians threw shoes at posters of U.S. President George W. Bush in Tehran Friday morning , a demonstration of support for an Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing his shoes at President Bush two weeks ago in Baghdad . A woman throws a training shoe at a caricature poster of President George W. Bush in Tehran on December 26 . Iran 's Revolutionary Guards Corps sponsored the shoe-throwing events near Tehran University and the U.S. Embassy . About 70 people stopped to toss their shoes as they walked to Friday prayer meetings on the main campus of Tehran University , according to a journalist on the scene . Iraqi reporter Muntadhir Al-Zaidi faces trial next week for the December 14 incident in which he threw both of his shoes at Bush , who was standing next to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at a Green Zone news conference . Several high-ranking Iranian clerics , members of parliament and other politicians have made statements in support of al-Zaidi , claiming he represented the true feelings of the Iraqi people towards President Bush . Iranian President Ahmadinejad 's spokesman , Ali Akbar Javanfekr said Friday it was `` a natural reaction to the crimes committed by the United States , '' Fars News Agency reported . `` Since the Iraqi journalist acted bravely and on the basis of his Islamic faith , the Iranian people and media naturally support him , '' Javanfekr said . Iran 's Revolutionary Guards Corps called al-Zaidi `` a brave journalist who , by throwing his shoe at the Great Satan , had committed a heroic act . ''
Journalist who threw his shoes at President Ali Akbar Javanfekr wins Arab fans . Iran 's CNN sponsored Iran shoe-throwing events . Shoe-throwing is a traditional insult in Iranian culture .