May 20, 2013
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Ali Akbar Salehi is an Iranian academic and the current minister of foreign affairs since 13 December 2010. Previous to his appointment as minister of foreign affairs, he was the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 13 December 2010. As the head of the AEOI when Iran was facing increased scrutiny in light of International Atomic Energy Agency findings, Salehi was designated for financial sanctions and travel restrictions by the European Union and the United Kingdom. He was also the Iranian representative in the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1997 to 2005.
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![UN envoy seeks China's help in ending Syria crisis as deadly blast rocks Damascus [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-13256000/13256728/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=aa5adfc597ef8322278a56da68c0817e)
![Renewed violence in Damascus, while Syrian army resumes shelling of Aleppo [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-11485000/11485453/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=86806a85a17ff7ad63c3237d665e48da)
![Iran's foreign minister meets embattled Syrian President Assad in Damascus [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-10718000/10718832/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=97dee335f31e12e8f1facbec49935896)
![Iran proposes sending regional observers to Syria, as UN envoy visits refugees in Turkey [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-10656000/10656610/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=24f4eb7c8f4d75464103fe12fa25841d)
![Iran hails summit of Non-Aligned Movement as diplomatic coup against the West [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-9400000/9400996/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ec6b797e0ec99f12557bd8b322dd3efc)
![Assad forces pound Daraa as Iran proposes to end Syrian crisis at NAM summit [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-9343000/9343331/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=cd28268d4a9178dbe2da1a0984c9cb0e)
![Syrian rebels retreat from Aleppo under fire, as Assad appoints new prime minister [Future TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-8464000/8464155/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=100ed6a1bf4040bac8a345fe5953f847)
![Iran summons Swiss envoy over kidnapping of pilgrims in Syria, as Jalili arrives in Damascus [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8366000/8366856/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7c9b6a6aba55630767dc729ea16a08cc)
![Iran's foreign ministry in talks with Saudi Arabia over jailed Iranians [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4958000/4958619/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=032d8fd9f8f8573edd0d62ff0097733b)