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Hezbollah militants chant slogans as they carry the coffin of ...

(AFP) — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:13:05 GMT

(AFP) - Hezbollah militants chant slogans as they carry the coffin of a comrade during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburb. US President George W. Bush on Monday called Iran the "single biggest threat" to peace in the Middle East ahead of a visit to the region centered on celebrations of Israel's 60th anniversary.(AFP/Hassan Ammar)

A Poster portraying the faces of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya ...

(AFP) — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:13:05 GMT

(AFP) - A Poster portraying the faces of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya (L), US President George W. Bush and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (R) hangs on a Jerusalem bus. Bush on Monday called Iran the "single biggest threat" to peace in the Middle East ahead of a visit to the region centered on celebrations of Israel's 60th anniversary.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)

Iranians inspect the site of an explosion inside a mosque in ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:18:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranians inspect the site of an explosion inside a mosque in the southern city of Shiraz, 950 kms south of Tehran, in April 2008. Iran's judiciary said on Monday it may take legal action against the United States and Britain over a mosque explosion last month that killed 13 people in the southern tourist city of Shiraz.(AFP/File/Str)

Iran's representative at the International Atomic Energy ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:37:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh speaks to reporters during a tour of the uranium conversion facility in Isfahan, 450 km south of Tehran in this February 3, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:46:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. (Presidential official website/Handout/Reuters)

In this April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid ...

(AP) — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:32:48 GMT

(AP) - In this April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way at the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field, near Ahvaz, Iran. Iran, OPEC's second-largest producer, has completely stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars in a concerted attempt to reduce reliance on Washington at a time of tension over Tehran's nuclear program and suspected involvement in Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Students take part in a demonstration after Friday prayers in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Students take part in a demonstration after Friday prayers in Tehran May 2, 2008. The small placards in front say, 'Our lives depend on nuclear energy.' The banner says, 'Peaceful nuclear energy is a demonstration of the Iranian people's power and dignity.' (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)

A logo on a Shell gas station is seen in west London on April ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:52:58 GMT

(Reuters) - A logo on a Shell gas station is seen in west London on April 29, 2008. Shell has pulled out of a planned gas project in Iran, after coming under pressure not to participate from U.S. lawmakers who were concerned about Iran's nuclear programme. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

Lebanese army soldiers secure a street corner in the southern ...

(AFP) — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:21:15 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese army soldiers secure a street corner in the southern Lebanese city of Saida. The United States blamed Hezbollah as well as its patrons Iran and Syria on Friday for deadly unrest that has pushed Lebanon to the edge of civil war, and warned they must be held "accountable."(AFP/Mahmoud Zayat)

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated his warning that ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:24:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated his warning that the Jewish state will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran, but expressed hope the international community would be successful in checking Tehran's nuclear ambitions.(AFP/File/Gali Tibbon)

Lebanese soldiers on an armoured personnel carrier patrol a ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:46:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - Lebanese soldiers on an armoured personnel carrier patrol a street in a Beirut suburb in front of a portait of Lebanese Premier Fuad Siniora on May 7, 2008. Unable to pressure Syria or Iran into halting Hezbollah's offensive in Lebanon against US-backed leader Fuad Siniora, the United States has opted for "remote-control" diplomacy using its allies.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends a nuclear ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:19:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends a nuclear conference in Tehran March 9, 2008. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters)

The main reactor building of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,000 ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:05:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - The main reactor building of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,000 kms south of Tehran. The United States on Thursday ruled out sending a US envoy to Tehran to present a new offer from the big powers to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Female supporters of the People Mujahedeen Organization of Iran ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:42:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - Female supporters of the People Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI) at a gathering in Iraq in 2006. The United States will be under pressure to stop banning the PMOI as "terrorist" following a court ruling Wednesday in Britain, a former opposition spokesman said.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)

US Assistant Secretary of State of Western Hemisphere Affairs ...

(AFP) — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:55 GMT

(AFP) - US Assistant Secretary of State of Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon makes remarks during the 38th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas at the State Department in Washington, DC. Isolated Iran sees Latin America as a place to push back US influence, from which it could maintain a terrorist threat against the United States in the event of a conflict, Shannon warned Wednesday.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

Helicopters arrive to transport US soldiers from Al-Rudwaniyah ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:21:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - Helicopters arrive to transport US soldiers from Al-Rudwaniyah after a patrol of the outskirts of Baghdad on May 2. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has said that a fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran over the security situation in Iraq is unlikely to go ahead.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)

An Iraqi soldier inspects a Katyusha rocket found during a raid ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:21:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iraqi soldier inspects a Katyusha rocket found during a raid on Basra in April 2008. Many of the weapons found during the raid were manufactured in Iran. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said a fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran over the security situation in Iraq is unlikely to go ahead.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari smiles during his press ...

(AFP) — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:21:46 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari smiles during his press conference in Baghdad. Zebari said a fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran over the security situation in Iraq is unlikely to go ahead.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

A US Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU walks in a poppy field ...

(AFP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:29:45 GMT

(AFP) - A US Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU walks in a poppy field in Garmser, southern Helmand Province. Iran is seeking to keep Afghanistan weak and unstable, delivering arms to the Taliban whilst ostensibly supporting Kabul's government, a senior US state department official said in Paris Tuesday.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)

Democratic presidential hopeful US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:54:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Democratic presidential hopeful US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) gives the thumbs up as she greets people during a campaign event at a train depot in High Point, North Carolina. Hillary Clinton's muscular talk on Iran puts her well to the right of her Democratic challenger Barack Obama in their heated White House rivalry, but could also presage a new US policy of containment.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)

Hillary Clinton's muscular talk on Iran puts her well to ...

(AFP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:54:02 GMT

(AFP) - Hillary Clinton's muscular talk on Iran puts her well to the right of her Democratic challenger Barack Obama, seen here uring a discussion with workers on economy at a LED lighting solutions manufacturer CREE factory in Durham North Carolina, in their heated White House rivalry, but could also presage a new US policy of containment.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

Democratic presidential hopeful New York Senator Hillary Rodham ...

(AFP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:54:02 GMT

(AFP) - Democratic presidential hopeful New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a crowd during a campaign event at Pitt Community College in Greenville, North Carolina. Her muscular talk on Iran puts her well to the right of her Democratic challenger Barack Obama in their heated White House rivalry, but could also presage a new US policy of containment.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

Democratic presidential hopeful US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:54:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Democratic presidential hopeful US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is seen during a campaign event at a train depot on May 5, 2008 in High Point, North Carolina. Her muscular talk on Iran puts her well to the right of her Democratic challenger Barack Obama in their heated White House rivalry, but could also presage a new US policy of containment.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)

Iraqi soldiers walk past ammunition and arms on display which ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:52:45 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iraqi soldiers walk past ammunition and arms on display which were captured from Shiite Muslim militants in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on May 04 2008.The United States said Monday it is still ready for talks with Iran on security in Iraq but said they are "meaningless" as long as Tehran continues its alleged support for Shiite militias there.(AFP/File)

Iraqi women walk past a damaged home in the Shiite Muslim Sadr ...

(AFP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:52:45 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi women walk past a damaged home in the Shiite Muslim Sadr City district of Baghdad. The United States said Monday it is still ready for talks with Iran on security in Iraq but said they are "meaningless" as long as Tehran continues its alleged support for Shiite militias there.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:58:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini speaks to journalists during a news conference in Tehran in this February 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Israel's President Shimon Peres is seen during a press conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:49:37 GMT

(AP) - Israel's President Shimon Peres is seen during a press conference for the foreign media at his Jerusalem residence, Monday, May 5, 2008. In sweeping comments before Israel's 60th anniversary, Peres has compared the Iranian nuclear threat to Hitler's Germany. He says talking to Hamas would be like talking to a wall. And his birthday wish for Israel is for it to lead the world in science. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israel's President Shimon Peres gestures as he speaks during ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:47:40 GMT

(AP) - Israel's President Shimon Peres gestures as he speaks during a press conference for the foreign media at his Jerusalem residence, Monday, May 5, 2008. In sweeping comments before Israel's 60th anniversary, Peres has compared the Iranian nuclear threat to Hitler's Germany. He says talking to Hamas would be like talking to a wall. And his birthday wish for Israel is for it to lead the world in science. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israel's President Shimon Peres speaks during a press conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:47:09 GMT

(AP) - Israel's President Shimon Peres speaks during a press conference for the foreign media at his Jerusalem residence, Monday, May 5, 2008. In sweeping comments before Israel's 60th anniversary, Peres has compared the Iranian nuclear threat to Hitler's Germany. He says talking to Hamas would be like talking to a wall. And his birthday wish for Israel is for it to lead the world in science. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israel's President Shimon Peres is seen during a press conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:46:18 GMT

Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama boards ...

(AFP) — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:33:42 GMT

(AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama boards a bus in South Bend, Indiana. Two days before their next electoral showdown, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton dueled Sunday both over their presidential ambitions and over her threat to "obliterate" Iran.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:21:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout

A sample of enriched uranium. Russia on Saturday said that world ...

(AFP/FARS NEWS/File) — Sat, 03 May 2008 07:25:47 GMT

(AFP/FARS NEWS/File) - A sample of enriched uranium. Russia on Saturday said that world powers concerned about Iran's nuclear programme were asking Tehran only to suspend uranium enrichment during a period of talks.(AFP/FARS NEWS/File)

Iran's nuclear facilities in Natanz. Russia on Saturday ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 03 May 2008 07:25:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iran's nuclear facilities in Natanz. Russia on Saturday said that world powers concerned about Iran's nuclear programme were asking Tehran only to suspend uranium enrichment during a period of talks.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)