Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Tehran

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hand with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) during their meeting in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2007. The Chinese Foreign Minister arrived in Tehran to hold talks with top Iranian officials on the dispute over Iran's controversial nuclear program. Beijing is against harsher punishment against the Islamic state but has asked Iran to cool down current tensions by softening its current uncompromising stance. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)