Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in Tehran
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hand with UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum during their meeting in Tehran, Iran on February 18, 2008. Al-Maktoum is the highest UAE official to visit Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (UPI Photo/Str)
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