Iran President Ahmadinejad on Yahoo! News Photos

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an official meeting at the presidential offices in Tehran in January 2010. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:44:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran in this April 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout/Files

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3. Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers which suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/File/Rohollah Vahdati)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:58:53 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

A papier-mache figure representing U.S. President Barack Obama ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:45:48 GMT

(Reuters) - A papier-mache figure representing U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R), who pulls a Trojan horse on a carnival procession float, is pictured during a preview in Cologne February 9, 2010. The carnival procession will take place on Rose Monday, February 15, when hundreds of thousands of people all over Germany will celebrate. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

A papier-mache figure representing U.S. President Barack Obama ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:43:40 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:33:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as he tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. The UN nuclear watchdog said that a team of its inspectors was in place in Iran to monitor Tehran's plans to start enriching uranium to higher levels.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:29:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran, February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:02 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. The head of Iran's atomic agency Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 that Iran, which is set to start enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:58:12 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. The head of Iran's atomic agency Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 that Iran, which is set to start enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:07:35 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:46 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran said it has formally notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

An Iranian student of the Shahid Rajai University explains as ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:42 GMT

(Reuters) - An Iranian student of the Shahid Rajai University explains as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in an electric vehicle during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's "contradictory ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:43:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's "contradictory rhetoric" after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed plans to produce higher enriched uranium, days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:44:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:47:56 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran has officially notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to produce 20 percent enriched uranium, Tehran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency told Al-Alam television.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:05:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:47:57 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN BUSINESS - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SCI TECH)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:46:53 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN BUSINESS - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SCI TECH)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:43:41 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. A student of an Iranian University (R) explains about his invention to Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) during the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN BUSINESS - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SCI TECH)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:40:34 GMT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:38:30 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian student of the Shahid Rajai University explains as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in an electric vehicle during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Iran's Nuclear Chief Ali Akbar Salehi tours an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:52:52 GMT

(AFP) - Iran's Nuclear Chief Ali Akbar Salehi tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent from Tuesday, the Islamic republic's atomic chief announced just hours after being told to do so by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:34:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to mark the death anniversary of the Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran in this June 2, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

Journalists look at a live transmission of Iran's Foreign ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - Journalists look at a live transmission of Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki during the 46th Munich Security Conference February 5. Iran will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent from Tuesday, the Islamic republic's atomic chief announced on Sunday just hours after being told to do so by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)

Technicians move a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - Technicians move a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow cake' sealed by the IAEA at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran, in 2005. Iran will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent from Tuesday, the Islamic republic's atomic chief announced on Sunday just hours after being told to do so by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:41 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered Iran's atomic chief to begin higher uranium enrichment, raising the stakes in a dispute with the West days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:12:20 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Ruzbeh Jadidoleslam)

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered nuclear chief ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:03:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi (picturd here October 2009) to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to world powers days after appearing to accept a UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:03:03 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7. Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered Iran's atomic chief to begin higher uranium enrichment, raising the stakes in a dispute with the West days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:47:34 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Industries Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian wear protective glasses while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a microscope he ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:04:02 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a microscope he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to information, ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:59:48 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to information, as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:53:29 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:32:39 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles during an official welcoming ceremony for his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade (not pictured) in Tehran October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:12:48 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R), Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) and Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation (L), stand for the playing of the national anthem while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:15 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) looks through a microscope at a stand while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology, as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) looks on, in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:57:02 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(C) and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) visit an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:54:55 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) and Iran's chief Nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (2nd R) visit an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Industries ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:48:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Industries Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian wear protective glasses while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:46:17 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:45:08 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:42:06 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:38:49 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wears protective glasses while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stands under a map ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:28:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stands under a map of Iran and a picture of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he waits to start an official meeting in Tehran January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of 10 ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:57:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of 10 days of celebrations for the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to Western powers bidding to rein in Tehran's galloping nuclear drive.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:55:03 GMT

(AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to Western powers bidding to rein in Tehran's galloping nuclear drive.(AFP)

VIDEO: Stop threats if you want a nuclear deal, Ahmadinejad ...

(AFPTV) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:15:48 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Stop threats if you want a nuclear deal, Ahmadinejad tells the West. Originally filed: 191209. Duration: 00:55.(AFPTV)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:31:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to introduce the domestically produced Simorq propulsion system, for rockets to carry satellites into space, during a ceremony in Tehran February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Ebrahim Noroozi/IIPA.ir

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and commanders from the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:29:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and commanders from the Basij Militia in a file photo. REUTERS/Stringer