Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) turns to listen to a member of his delegation as he attends the 12th D8 group of developing nations Council of Ministers session in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009. Iran called for a review of a UN-backed nuclear fuel proposal it is under pressure to sign, citing technical and economic issues it said needed more discussion. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) turns to listen to a member of his delegation as he attends the 12th D8 group of developing nations Council of Ministers session in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009. Iran called for a review of a UN-backed nuclear fuel proposal it is under pressure to sign, citing technical and economic issues it said needed more discussion.

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  1. Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki (L) talks with his counterparts Anifah bin Aman (2nd L) of Malaysia, Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) of Turkey and Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi of Pakistan after a joint press conference at the end of the 12th session of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  2. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) talks with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki at the end of the 12 sessions of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  3. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (C) along with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki (R) and Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu walk to a joint press conference at the end of the 12 sessions of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  4. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (R) shakes hand with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki at the end of the 12 session of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  5. 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 Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) shakes hands with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko after handing over an agreement in Tehran November 30, 2009.
  6. 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 Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (2nd R) and Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko (2nd L) sign an agreement during a meeting in Tehran November 30, 2009.
  7. 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 Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) speaks with Russia's Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko during a meeting in Tehran November 30, 2009.
  8. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends an official meeting with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko (not pictured) in Tehran November 29, 2009.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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