Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks to reporters after meeting with Iraq's pre-eminent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Iran's influential parliament speaker is downplaying U.S. President Barack Obama's recent videotaped overture to Iran. Larijani told reporters Wednesday that Iran's problems with the U.S. are not due to a "sentimental issue" that can be removed with "a blessing and congratulations." AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks to reporters after meeting with Iraq's pre-eminent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Iran's influential parliament speaker is downplaying U.S. President Barack Obama's recent videotaped overture to Iran. Larijani told reporters Wednesday that Iran's problems with the U.S. are not due to a "sentimental issue" that can be removed with "a blessing and congratulations."

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