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Israeli protesters, holding up portraits of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, demonstrate against what they call the United Nations' 'one-sided policy' as they wait for the arrival of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Erez Crossing betweeng Israel and the Gaza Strip on March 21, 2010. Ban crossed into Gaza, expressing solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians and urging an end to an Israeli blockade of the Hamas-run territory. The UN chief was making his second visit to the Gaza Strip since the 22-day Gaza War ended in January 2009 as part of a regional tour aimed at reviving the peace process, which ground to a halt when the fighting broke out. Shalit was seized by Hamas fighters almost four years ago and is held in the Gaza Strip. Israel
Lebanese women from Hezbollah carry Palestinian, Lebanese and Hezbollah yellow flags, as they march toward the United Nations House during a rally in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010. The rally was held to express support and solidarity for the Palestinians over the latest clashes in Jerusalem. Hezbollah
A giant portrait of Lebanon's late prime minister Rafik Hariri is seen beside a mosque named after him in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Hariri, Lebanon's legendary prime minister was killed along with 22 people in a massive suicide truck bombing on Feb. 14, 2005. With the anniversary of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's slaying only days away, fears are increasing in downtown Beirut of a possibly explosive standoff between government supporters called to his gravesite and opposition protesters camped nearby. Lebanon
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
An Israeli soldier eats his lunch on top of Damascus gate in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 19, 2010. Top international diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with a goal of reaching a final settlement that would create an independent Palestinian state within 24 months. They reiterated their condemnation of Israel's latest move to add Jewish housing in disputed east Jerusalem but did not escalate criticism of the Jewish state. Damascus
Palestinian and Syrian women shout slogans during a march held at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, near Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, against Israel's attempts to increase its influence and the rededication Monday of a historic synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City. Syria
Lebanese people carry national flags during a rally in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Thousands of flag waving Lebanese gathered in Beirut's main square Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Beirut
Representative of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Lebanon, Ali Barake, speaks to demonstrators during a multi movement protest in Beirut on March 19, 2010 against Israel's plans to build new settlements and in solidarity with Palestinians. Tensions remained high in Jerusalem and the West Bank as the Quartet for the Middle East urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a target for a final deal with the Palestinians within two years. The word 'Israel' is written on the banner in the background. Hamas
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) attends the Middle East Quartet meeting in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack. Middle East
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano in Damascus on March 18, 2010. Napolitano is on a three-day visit to Damascus. Bashar al-Assad
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks on a mobile phone before President Barack Obama spoke to the Democratic Caucus about the need to pass the Health Care Reform bill on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Sunday, March 21. Barack Obama
A Hezbollah supporter gestures during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, seen in the attached picture left, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state. Imad Mughniyeh
Ambassador Robert Ford appears before a full committee hearing on his nomination to be ambassador to Syria at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2010. Robert Ford
An Iraqi man lights a cigarette for a soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Division during a search operation in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Iraq
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) and EU commissioner for enlargement Stefan Fule address the media in Ankara March 15, 2010. Fule urged Turkey Monday to open its ports to Cyprus under a trade pact with the bloc and to press on with peace efforts with Armenia. AFP PHOTO/Stinger. Turkey
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, greets former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, at the inauguration ceremony of new Iranian judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, center, in Tehran, Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn't have to look to the street protests to get a sense of challenges ahead for his disputed second term, there's enough potential heat from right inside the country's leadership, and these days that trouble has a name: the brothers Larijani. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Israel's Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, center, is surrounded by bodyguards during a visit to the Chabad House, also know as Nariman House, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. Ben Eliezer was the first Israeli Minister to visit the Jewish hostel since the attacks of November 26, 2008. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Goldfish swim in bowls at a market in Tehran on March 20, 2010 as Iranians shop for Noruz, the Persian New Year. Traditionally, goldfish are among the items that Iranians buy during Noruz celebrations. The feast, which coincides with the vernal (Spring) equinox, is a Zoroastrian tradition still celebrated by Iranians even after Islam. Tehran

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walks next to them, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walks next to them, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter, applauds when Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah appears through a video link to make his speech during a rally marking commemorating the second anniversary assassination of slain top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter, applauds when Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah appears through a video link to make his speech during a rally marking commemorating the second anniversary assassination of slain top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The leader of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah delivered an odd but deeply important political message to his followers: Heed traffic signs and pay your electric bills. The recent call may not seem particularly significant, but it was widely seen as the latest sign that Hezbollah _ long considered mainly as Iran's militant arm in Lebanon running its own state-within-a-state _ is reinventing itself as a more conventional political movement in Lebanon.

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The leader of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah delivered an odd but deeply important political message to his followers: Heed traffic signs and pay your electric bills. The recent call may not seem particularly significant, but it was widely seen as the latest sign that Hezbollah _ long considered mainly as Iran's militant arm in Lebanon running its own state-within-a-state _ is reinventing itself as a more conventional political movement in Lebanon.

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The leader of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah delivered an odd but deeply important political message to his followers: Heed traffic signs and pay your electric bills. The recent call may not seem particularly significant, but it was widely seen as the latest sign that Hezbollah _ long considered mainly as Iran's militant arm in Lebanon running its own state-within-a-state _ is reinventing itself as a more conventional political movement in Lebanon.

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The leader of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah delivered an odd but deeply important political message to his followers: Heed traffic signs and pay your electric bills. The recent call may not seem particularly significant, but it was widely seen as the latest sign that Hezbollah _ long considered mainly as Iran's militant arm in Lebanon running its own state-within-a-state _ is reinventing itself as a more conventional political movement in Lebanon.

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Hezbollah supporters, sit under a poster showing Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as they listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who is seen speaks via a video link, right, during a rally marking commemorating the second anniversary assassination of slain top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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Hezbollah supporters, sit under a poster showing Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as they listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who is seen speaks via a video link, right, during a rally marking commemorating the second anniversary assassination of slain top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter gestures during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter gestures during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter gestures during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, seen in the attached picture left, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter gestures during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, seen in the attached picture left, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A woman, front right, covers her face as others react to the speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen from a secret location saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state. The attached poster shows the Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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A woman, front right, covers her face as others react to the speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen from a secret location saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state. The attached poster shows the Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link during a rally commemorating the second anniversary assassination of slain top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link during a rally commemorating the second anniversary assassination of slain top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link during a rally commemorating the second anniversary of the assassination of top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state. The Arabic words in the right reading:"Martyrs are the master of people existence," and in the left, " Our great leaders and all our glories".

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link during a rally commemorating the second anniversary of the assassination of top Hezbollah's commander Imad Mughniyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state. The Arabic words in the right reading:"Martyrs are the master of people existence," and in the left, " Our great leaders and all our glories".

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A Hezbollah supporter gestures as he carries a boy during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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A Hezbollah supporter gestures as he carries a boy during a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday through a giant screen saying if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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"have generated concerns of a renewed confrontation"


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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walks next to them, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walks next to them, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, upon their arrival for a dinner, in Damascus, Syria, late Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a giant screen from a secret location to a rally commemorating the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Nasrallah says if Israel attacks Lebanon's infrastructure in the future they will retaliate by bombing Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as well as other facilities in the Jewish state.

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