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US actor Leonardo DiCaprio is seen here in March ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - US actor Leonardo DiCaprio is seen here in March 2008. Iran has banned award-winning actress Golshifteh Farahani from leaving the country over her appearance in a star-studded Hollywood production, the state news agency IRNA said. The film 'Body of Lies' sees DiCaprio and Russell Crowe appearing alongside Farahani. Photo:Andrew Ross/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seen ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seen here in Tehran on August 3. A close aide to Ahmadinejad has vowed to remain at his post despite pressure to quit over his remark that Iranians are 'friends with Israelis', a report said. 'A servant of the people never resigns,' the Fars news agency quoted Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie as saying. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Iranian spectators watch a hanging in the northeastern ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian spectators watch a hanging in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad in 2005. Iran has hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said, as campaigners said dozens more were on death row for crimes committed as minors. Photo:/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured in July 2008) is the 'greatest gift' Israel could hope for because he galvanises world opinion against Iran, the former head of Israel's Mossad spy agency has said. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching into space of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. An Iranian missile test aimed at putting a dummy satellite into orbit failed, a US defense official said Tuesday. Photo:/AFP

A top Iranian cleric has chastised a leading ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - A top Iranian cleric has chastised a leading aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pictured, over his controversial remarks that Iranians are 'friends with Israelis,' the press reported on Tuesday Photo:/AFP

A picture taken on August 16 shows Iran's Safir ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - A picture taken on August 16 shows Iran's Safir Omid rocket before its launch at a space station at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran has said that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth. Photo:Vahidreza Alai/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (centre) ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (centre) and unidentified officials are pictured at a space station at an undisclosed location in Iran on August 16. Iran has said that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth. Photo:Vahidreza Alai/AFP

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) listens to Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili during a press conference in Geneva last month. Olli Heinonen, a top UN atomic watchdog official, is holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded 'troubling.' Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

Iranian technicians at work at the Isfahan Uranium ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian technicians at work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF) in 2007. Olli Heinonen, a top UN atomic watchdog official, is holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded 'troubling.' Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

A picture taken on August 16 shows an Iranian ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - A picture taken on August 16 shows an Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket before its launch at a space station at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Olli Heinonen, top UN atomic watchdog official, is holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded 'troubling.' Photo:Vahidreza Alai/AFP

The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. REUTERS/FARS NEWS

Iranian deputy foreign minister Mehdi Safari ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian deputy foreign minister Mehdi Safari at the Indian Foreign Ministry in New Delhi in 2006. Iran is ready to offer investment guarantees to German companies, Safari said as authorities in Berlin try to curb their plans to work in the controversial Middle Eastern country. Photo:Prakash Singh/AFP

Iranian women call for the improvement of women's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian women call for the improvement of women's rights during a protest in Tehran in June 2006. The Kargozaran newspaper has reported that an Iranian appeals court has cleared Nahid Jafari -- a women's rights activist who was facing a suspended jail term and lashes of the whip on charges of disturbing public order. Photo:Hassan Ammar/AFP

An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit. The head of Israel's space agency on Monday played down concerns over Iran's announcement it sent a rocket into space, saying the real threat came from Tehran's nuclear programme. Photo:/AFP

An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, being launched into space at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive. Photo:/AFP

The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket, which will ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket, which will carry Iran's Omid (hope) satellite, is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. Iran said on Sunday it had launched its first domestically made satellite into space, the official IRNA news agency reported. REUTERS/FARS NEWS (IRAN)

Irish singer Chris De Burgh answers questions ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - Irish singer Chris De Burgh answers questions during a visit to Tehran in May 2008. Iran said it has not authorised a concert by de Burgh, in what would have been a first in the Islamic republic. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) talks with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul during a joint press conference on August 14. Gul has said that Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

Soldiers of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Soldiers of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards march during an annual military parade in Tehran in 2007. Iraqi assassination squads are being trained in Iran by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force and Lebanese Hezbollah for attacks on specific Iraqis, a US military official has said. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Security agents and police officers try to secure the road as ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Security agents and police officers try to secure the road as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greets people as he leaves the Blue Mosque after Friday prayers on the second day of his visit in Istanbul August 15, 2008. Ahmadinejad said on Friday he hoped his country and Turkey would soon sign energy deals opposed by Washington, which is trying to pressure Tehran into halting its nuclear programme. REUTERS/Stringer (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he arrives for ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he arrives for Friday prayers at the 16th century Ottoman era Blue Mosque on his second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) talks with with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul during a news conference in Istanbul on August 14. Ahmadinejad has expressed hope that his country and Turkey would soon conclude natural gas and electricity deals -- projects that have attracted US discontent. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF) in 2007. The United States will seek a diplomatic solution with Iran over its controversial nuclear plan, a top US envoy said, as he urged Tehran to play 'a responsible role' among Muslim nations. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he leaves the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he leaves the Blue Mosque after Friday prayers on the second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. Ahmadinejad said on Friday he hoped his country and Turkey would soon sign energy deals opposed by Washington, which is trying to pressure Tehran into halting its nuclear programme. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, surrounded by the security ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, surrounded by the security agents, leaves the Blue Mosque after Friday prayers on the second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. Ahmadinejad said on Friday he hoped his country and Turkey would soon sign energy deals opposed by Washington, which is trying to pressure Tehran into halting its nuclear programme. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he leaves ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he leaves the Blue Mosque after Friday prayers on the second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. Ahmadinejad said on Friday he hoped his country and Turkey would soon sign energy deals opposed by Washington, which is trying to pressure Tehran into halting its nuclear programme. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Turkish riot police take security measures outside the Blue ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish riot police take security measures outside the Blue Mosque as they await Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's arrival for Friday prayers on his second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he arrives for ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to the security ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to the security agents as he arrives for Friday prayers at the 16th century Ottoman era Blue Mosque on his second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Two Iranian women walk along the southern beach on the island ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Two Iranian women walk along the southern beach on the island of Kish in the Persian Gulf as men swim, south of Tehran, August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on as he waits for ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on as he waits for his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Tehran August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives a ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives a news conference at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. Iran is open to dialogue to resolve the standoff on its controversial nuclear programme, but will not give up its right to possess atomic energy, Ahmadinejad said Thursday. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) talks ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) talks with with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul during a news conference at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. Iran is open to dialogue to resolve the standoff on its controversial nuclear programme, but will not give up its right to possess atomic energy, Ahmadinejad said Thursday. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (3rd R) ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (3rd R) is welcomed by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul (C) at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. Iran is open to dialogue to resolve the standoff on its controversial nuclear programme, but will not give up its right to possess atomic energy, Ahmadinejad said Thursday. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki sits waiting before ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki sits waiting before a joint news conference by Turkey's President Abdullah Gul and visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) talks with his Turkish ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) talks with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul before a joint news conference at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) smiles accompanied ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) smiles accompanied by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul upon his arrival at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) reaches for a handshake ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) reaches for a handshake with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul during a joint news conference at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)