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Iran Applies Brakes to U.S. Mideast Plans

Tehran Decides Against Meeting of President at U.N.

By

Jay Solomon

and

Carol E. Lee

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Obama said the world is a "better place" for America's involvement in resolving foreign conflicts and to scale back that involvement "would be a mistake."

UNITED NATIONS—President Barack Obama argued the U.S. case before world leaders for resolving the Middle East's deepest conflicts, but pushback from Iran dimmed hopes that had been building for a rapid leap forward.

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani's decision against meeting Mr. Obama—or even exchanging a handshake—at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday soured what American and European officials had hoped would mark an advancement in efforts to wind down tensions.

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