UN's Annan in Iran to shore up Lebanon truce

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks in Iran on Saturday to seek help in shoring up a Hizbullah-Israel ceasefire and other issues that diplomats said would include Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.

Annan arrived in the Iranian capital two days after the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reported Tehran had failed to meet the UN Security Council's August 31 deadline to halt uranium enrichment.

"I am here to discuss implementation of resolution 1701, which deals with the situation in Lebanon, and I will also discuss issues of concern in this region to the international community," Annan told reporters shortly before heading into talks with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. (Reuters)