Iran: Man sets himself ablaze outside Oil Ministry simultaneous with Hassan Rouhani visit

An employee of Iranian oil Industry set himself on fire outside the Ministry of Petroleum as Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian regime's president, paid an unannounced visit on Monday to the Ministry in Tehran, state-run Fars news agency reported.

The 58-year-old man whose body was 55 percent burned was transferred to a hospital.

He was an employee of the oil industry in southern Iran.

Hassan Rouhani went to the Ministry of Petroleum to deliver an speech for the oil industry employees and managers.

State-run Afakrnews reported that the man was burning as Rouhani was delivering a speech in the Ministry of Petroleum.