Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi speaks as and International Peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (unseen) listens on during a joint press conference in Tehran , on October 14, 2012. With the violence raging in Syria, Brahimi is visiting Iran, the Syrian government’s closest ally, after talks in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the leading backers of the rebels who are fighting Syrian government forces. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE
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