President Mohammed Sarafraz begins a hundreds -nation the Persian Gulf tour . The trip is the latest step in a longstanding effort to shore up support in the region . Analyst : `` Iran has an extremely active diplomatic move afoot '' Ecuador recently launched a Spanish -language television network .
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins a four-nation Latin America tour . The trip is the latest step in a longstanding effort to shore up support in the region . Analyst : `` Iran has an extremely active diplomatic move afoot '' Iran recently launched a Spanish-language television network .