Thanks, Schroeder!

You've gotta be kidding me!

German police on Thursday banned a rally by Iranians aimed at protesting against the regime in Tehran and its alleged nuclear weapons programme because they had doubts about the demonstration's real goals.

The rally, timed to take place around the 26th anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution, was due to be held at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate at around midday (1100 GMT).

But city police said in a statement that discussions overnight led them to believe that the rally might have been planned for different reasons, without expanding on what they were.

Ridiculous.